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> It doesn't matter till we'll be actually able to settle down on Mars permanently Why? There's plenty of computers in Mars right now and they use martian time
by enriquto 6y ago
> It doesn't matter till we'll be actually able to settle down on Mars permanently
Why? There's plenty of computers in Mars right now and they use martian time already [0]. It's not as if OpenBSD have invented anything new, they just adapted the OS to existing practices.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timekeeping_on_Mars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timekeeping_on_Mars
- pndy 6y agoYes, computers that are aboard rovers and landers which are being used for scientific purposes. Nobody needs timekeeping on Mars beside folks at mission centers or enthusiasts - even I don't know how long Perseverance is on Mars in Sols and what's its current Airy Mean Time (I'm aware its there and doing good atm). Now, if we'd be there already for decades or even centuries with permanent settlement then perhaps we'd have some date and time formats that would be similar to what we're having on Earth (or maybe they'd use the exotic decimal time) and I wouldn't be even writing the parent comment in first place.
- enriquto 6y ago> Nobody needs timekeeping on Mars beside folks at mission centers Well, these people can use OpenBSD now ;)