> -----Original Message----- > From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com > [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Poul-Henning Kamp > Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 2:03 PM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Leap seconds and POSIX > > In message <p06240823c582ce020...@[192.168.1.212]>, Joe Gwinn writes: > > >Not that many average users will notice, so long as nothing > >crashes or hangs. > > If the above statement reflects the POSIX attitude to > operating system quality and reliability, then I understand, > for the first time, how POSIX can contain so many mistakes, > omissions and bad ideas usually terribly executed. > > Poul-Henning >
I take this as being one user's pragmatic opinion, not a statement of policy. Not that I would disagree with you if it were. POSIX is like the government in a democracy: necessary evil. Didier _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.