3 Feb
2005
3 Feb
'05
6:08 a.m.
On 03 February 2005 10:44, Ashley Yakeley wrote:
OK, so we have
* POSIX time
Can do accurate calculations on calendar times. Can store UTC times reliably. Cannot store TAI times reliably. Broken for all leap seconds.
* TAI time with limited leap-second table
Can do accurate calculations on calendar times. Cannot store UTC times reliably. Can store TAI times reliably. Broken for leap seconds after table runs out.
Which of these is better?
The point is that everything you can do with a POSIX time you can also do with a calendar time, which we need anyway. So why have a POSIX time too? Cheers, Simon