Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: GPS Leap Second Scheduled! | Date | 14 Sep 1998 03:56:41 GMT |
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Followup to: <35FC906B.60BF4B98@his.com> By author: Feuer <feuer@his.com> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > > Followup to: <35FC716F.B875BF67@his.com> > > By author: Feuer <feuer@his.com> > > In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > > > > > > > > > Why would you have the TAI-UTC difference instead of just TAI? > > > > > The part of your message below was very confusing to me. > > > > > > > > > Because it is smaller (fewer bits needed) than another timefield, and > > > > an important piece of information in itself. > > > > > > > > time_t needs to be UTC, there really is no choice. > > > > > > > > > > I don't see how much impact the size of this particular structure > > > really has on anything. How is that UTC-TAI difference so important > > > if you are not studying the rotation of the earth? As I said before > > > (in the part you snipped), people interested in making calendars and > > > showing the time on the screen will want UTC, those who want to > > > measure the time between two events will want TAI. I would find it > > > very annoying (and confusing) to have to a) add or subtract two > > > numbers to get what I want b) remember whether I'm adding or > > > subtracting. > > > > > > > Tough. > > > > Now what was that supposed to mean? And since when are you making the > decision? >
It is supposed to mean that whether or not it's "annoying and confusing" to you have very little relevance to anyone else.
-hpa
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