On Sat, 16 May 2009 15:09:07 +0000
"Poul-Henning Kamp" <p...@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:
> In message <4a0ebdee.2020...@erols.com>, Chuck Harris writes:
>
> >A "watch" isn't exactly a challenge to an operating system.
>
> Well, no.
>
> But figuring out correct handling of time is a challenge for operating
> system programmers.
Out of pure interest: what makes handling of time difficult?
>From an uneducated point of view it's just updating a counter
in software from a time source in hardware.
Attila Kinali
--
If you want to walk fast, walk alone.
If you want to walk far, walk together.
-- African proverb
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