FreeBSD handles leapsecond correctly

M. Warner Losh imp at bsdimp.com
Mon Jan 2 21:20:03 PST 2006


In message: <m3psnagxrb.fsf at merlin.emma.line.org>
            Matthias Andree <matthias.andree at gmx.de> writes:
: >>It appears all POSIX machines I look after got the leap second right one
: >>way or another[...]
: >
: > None of them got it right by any strech of the imagination because 
: > it is impossible to get it right and be POSIX compliance.
: 
: Wow, and you claim FreeBSD handles it correctly.

Maybe you should spend all the energy working on a solution rather
than casting stones.  I have personally put in weeks of my time to get
leap seconds right.

The problem is that your notion of right and mine are different and
your holier than thou attitude is not helpful.

Warner


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