[Bug 970966] Re: UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap seconds

2012-04-06 Thread Marc Deslauriers
** This bug is no longer flagged as a security vulnerability ** This bug is no longer flagged as a security vulnerability -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/

[Bug 970966] Re: UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap seconds

2012-04-01 Thread James Haigh
UTC is uniform but discontinuous. If someone wanted to precisely and reliably measure time between to points, they would need a uniform, continuous standard such as TAI. TAI can be implemented using the defined relation: TAI = UTC + 10s + Announced leap seconds since 1972 (Published here: http://

[Bug 970966] Re: UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap seconds

2012-04-01 Thread James Haigh
** Also affects: util-linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/970966 Title: UTC is incorrectly implem

[Bug 970966] Re: UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap seconds

2012-04-01 Thread James Haigh
The closest package I can think of is util-linux, but I'm not sure. It's something low-level though, near the kernel. Possibly the kernel itself. I don't really know how time is managed by the system, I just know how to configure and use it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 970966] Re: UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap seconds

2012-04-01 Thread James Haigh
Fabio: I clicked 'I don't know' because I actually don't know. It's not gnome-control-center though because it's independent of the desktop environment. What part of the system actually manages the time? ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received

[Bug 970966] Re: UTC is incorrectly implemented; it does not handle leap seconds

2012-04-01 Thread Fabio Marconi
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