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Re: [Ntp] CLOCK_TAI (was NTPv5: big picture)

Philip Prindeville <philipp@redfish-solutions.com> Tue, 05 January 2021 18:08 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Ntp] CLOCK_TAI (was NTPv5: big picture)
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> On Jan 5, 2021, at 5:45 AM, Hal Murray <hmurray@megapathdsl.net> wrote:
> 
> A copy of the leap seconds file is included by the Time Zone project and 
> distributed by IANA.  Most distros are already setup to keep the time zone 
> info up to date.  It should be simple for the leap file to go along for the 
> ride.  Debian already does it.


That seems like a good argument to NOT include it in the protocol, if it’s already available out-of-band.

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