[Nix-dev] Leap Second

[Roger Qiu]

I wonder why don't they add a patch to NTP to do what Google/AWS does with
the leap second so we all don't have to face the problem.
On 20/05/2015 1:54 AM, "Domen Kožar" <domen at dev.si> wrote:

> Yeah, leap second(s) are a big issue since that's the code that nobody
> really tests. NixOS is going to have as much problems as the software
> you're running has bugs.
>
> Google is smart here, they're adding microseconds over a longer span of
> time via their NTP, so the extra second doesn't disrupt any services and is
> synced with the rest of the world at the "switch" time.
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 1:19 PM, Roger Qiu <roger.qiu at polycademy.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> http://serverfault.com/questions/403732/anyone-else-experiencing-high-rates-of-linux-server-crashes-during-a-leap-second
>> On 19/05/2015 8:06 PM, "Kirill Elagin" <kirelagin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> What is exactly the issue with this leap second, and what do you mean by
>>> NixOS being affected?
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 19, 2015, 11:56 Roger Qiu <roger.qiu at polycademy.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Will NixOS be affected by the leap second issue that's coming up on June
>>>> 30 2015?
>>>>
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