[LEAPSECS] leap seconds in POSIX

Steve Allen sla at ucolick.org
Mon Jan 27 10:34:32 EST 2020


On Mon 2020-01-27T10:15:56-0500 Steve Summit hath writ:
> Remarkably, though, *Microsoft* of all people seized the bull by
> the horns and announced more-or-less proper leapsecond support in
> Windows a little while back; it might be instructive to study
> that effort for lessons.

I think Microsoft was able to achieve this because Windows 10 is
designed to be continuously updated, including leap second
information, with new code from corporate headquarters.  This would
not have been possible with an earlier version of Windows, nor with
most any other system.

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