[LEAPSECS] Leap Sec vs Y2K

Paul Sheer p at 2038bug.com
Sat Dec 11 20:41:57 EST 2010




>

> Which bit of "need" don't you understand ?

>

> Are you happy with the ATC servers used to land your plane being

> "within some minutes" of each other ?



There are two choices:

A. the software was written to be safe assuming precise time
syncronization AND the time was reliably and precisely syncronized.

B. the software was written to be safe regardless of poor time
syncronization.

I choose the solution that makes my flight the cheepest.

-paul






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