The last time a leap second was added, it caused issues with a number of servers running Linux due to a livelock. [0] This had an effect on EC2 [1] and apparent

The last time a leap second was added, it caused issues with a number of servers running Linux due to a livelock. [0] This had an effect on EC2 [1] and apparently other pieces of software [2] as well. Nice to see Amazon being proactive about the forthcoming change. Time is just a prime example of one of those things that seems superficially simple, but turns out to be deviously complicated. (If you ever want to bore non-technical types to death at a party, just start talking about the history of time. Bonus points for mentioning the proleptic Gregorian calendar in context.) 0. http://serverfault.com/questions/403732/anyone-else-experiencing-high-rates-of-linux-server-crashes-during-a-leap-second http://serverfault.com/questions/403732/anyone-else-experien... 1. http://www.techspot.com/news/49229-leap-second-bug-amazon-ec2-outage-brought-down-major-websites.html http://www.techspot.com/news/49229-leap-second-bug-amazon-ec... 2. http://www.wired.com/2012/07/leap-second-bug-wreaks-havoc-with-java-linux/ http://www.wired.com/2012/07/leap-second-bug-wreaks-havoc-wi...