[LEAPSECS] leap smear

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <20110916164012.GF9711 at ucolick.org>, Steve Allen writes:

>On Fri 2011-09-16T10:54:24 +0000, Poul-Henning Kamp hath writ:

>> I can fully understand Googles workaround as a way of coping with

>> leap seconds.

>

>Unless I'm mistaken it is compliant with POSIX.


Actually, I don't think it is, because it's not UTC for a lot
more time that the leap-second.  POSIX time is UTC execept
for during leap-seconds.

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