[LEAPSECS] A new use for Pre-1972 UTC

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <20090217211636.GF91747 at davros.org>, "Clive D.W. Feather" writes:

>Poul-Henning Kamp said:

>>>>> ISO C doesn't define the type, format, or meaning of time_t - it can even

>>>>> be floating point or (IIRC) a structure.

>

>>> Okay (I didn't have the standard in front of me). That still allows

>>> floating point.

>> 

>> And that wouldn't matter, the objective is to make a random number.

>

>But what would matter is that time_t on my machine and yours might be

>completely different.


And that would be perfect, because then there is even less chance of
you creating a random identifier that is identical to mine.

Remember, this is a write-only timestamp, its only purpose is to
provide time-changing bits.  What those bits mean does not matter.

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