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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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