[NTLUG:Discuss] Slightly OT: Why would I care about Leap Seconds

[Sean Cook]

> 
> But I am interested none the less in why I might care (as in another 
> situation).  Perhaps you could expand on the the "There are many 
> critical infrastructure services that will not operate correctly unless 
> all hosts are in sync with each other" a little bit, please.  Thank you 
> in advance for any help you may be able to offer.
> Regards
> Fred James

The telecommunication industry is one area where accurate time between
nodes is very important...billing, log correlation, etc...

Cheers,
Sean

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