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Unix time depends on the wall clock time, so it is a wall clock time, so it can jump around arbitrarily when the computer clock is adjusted, and its seconds can
by blattimwind 8y ago
Unix time depends on the wall clock time, so it is a wall clock time, so it can jump around arbitrarily when the computer clock is adjusted, and its seconds can be stretched as needed for gliding adjustments. Applications need to cope with that.