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Why not use TAI? You get all the same benefits of UTC, but never have to deal with leap seconds. TAI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Time h
by azdle 10y ago
Why not use TAI? You get all the same benefits of UTC, but never have to deal with leap seconds.
TAI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Atomic_Time
- lttlrck 10y agoThe second offset may be awkward when comparing logs, network traces etc across systems that you may not control.
- dietrichepp 10y agoConverting between TAI and UTC requires tables that must be periodically updated and distributed to any system that converts between the two. Smooth UTC is a good alternative for most computing applications.
- baq 10y agoI always assumed you need such a table anyway to know when leap seconds happen...
- dietrichepp 10y agoYes, but if the machine clock is synchronized to UTC the machine itself doesn't need the table, and you only have to distribute the table to a small number of NTP servers.