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    SubjectRe: Bug: Status/Summary of slashdot leap-second crash on new years 2008-2009
    2009/1/3 Ben Goodger <goodgerster@gmail.com>:
    > 2009/1/3 Linas Vepstas <linasvepstas@gmail.com>
    >> > Slashdot reported a story of Linux machines crashing on New years eve.
    >>
    >> FYI, Looks like the bug has been found, and theres a patch!
    >>
    >> http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/1/2/389
    >
    > Great. I look forward to not crashing the next time it is 2008-31-31-23:59:59.
    > Sarcasm aside, please pass on my thanks to Mr Griffin.

    Thanks, but I'm not the one who deserves the thanks: Chris Adams did
    all the work in reproducing and diagnosing the problem. My patch was
    entirely trivial (and indeed, incomplete).

    Cheers,
    Duane.

    --
    "I never could learn to drink that blood and call it wine" - Bob Dylan


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