[LEAPSECS] FaceBooks nasty experience with Leap Seconds

[Warner Losh]

I can't speak directly about Facebook, but I do know that most vendors like to update things often, and many larger users like to update rarely because of the instability that introduces into a production (money making) environment.

Warner

On Aug 7, 2013, at 4:46 PM, Peter Vince wrote:


> Hello Poul-Henning,

> 

>     I was surprised by this message - I thought Linux had long-since

> been fixed.  Was I wrong, or are Facebook using an old version?

> 

> (I have a nasty feeling such a simple question could lead to a very

> complicated answer, so apologies in advance!)

> 

>     Peter Vince  (London, England)

> 

> 

> On 7 August 2013 13:47, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk at phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:

>> 

>> http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/08/06/server-storm/

>> 

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