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In message <20051021.093234.116607170.imp@bsdimp.com>, "M. Warner Losh" writes:

>It is a problem.  If I boot a system today, the authors of the
>software still cannot know the example that I gave.  Since there's no
>leap second table by default, the system may get the answer wrong.
>That's what is so evil about leap seconds.  You can't plan more than 6
>months into the future.

It's worse than 6 months, just because IERS says there will or wont
be a leap second in 6 months time doesn't mean that they can't change
their mind later on, technically it is only one month ahead.

Fortunately, this is not relevant with the current geophysics.

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