It's all just this wibbley wobbley timey whimey stuff...

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From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Troth
Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 9:32 AM
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Subject: Re: Network Time Protocol Daemon needed for zLinux?

On 03/19/2015 10:28 AM, Scott Rohling wrote:
> None of this has anything to do with the sun's position ..  it's 
> having computers all over the world show the same time at whatever moment 
> during
> the day or night you choose.   Timezones are just offsets to that.

Methinks the leap seconds are celestially motivated.

Otherwise, yes!, apply and offset and then trust z TOD.

I suggested "ntpdate at periodic (long) intervals" for situations where the 
earth moved under your feet. It happens.



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