Re: Trying to use AUTHOR_DATE

From: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>
Date: 2005-05-03 10:30:48
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> writes:

> No.  You cannot get 61.

I was told it would be possible if two leap seconds were needed in some
point of time. Have never occured yet, and maybe never will.

Well, it seems it would need two seconds a month (at least 13 leap seconds
a year) -> not in this century if ever, and it wouldn't be UTC anymore.

> You can, however, get jumps from 58 to 00.

Correct, that would be a deletion. Not yet tried, either, but they say
it's possible.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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