Ron Leach writes: > Interesting. The readme in Wheezy states that TAI includes 'leap > seconds' (the extra seconds added - every so often, a year or so - to > compensate for variations in Earth's rotation) and implies that the > UTC time basis does *not* include the leap seconds. I wonder if that > difference accounts for most of the time difference, suggested by Don > to be 35 seconds.
Other way around. TAI does *not* include leap-seconds. It is a continuous stream of numbered seconds with no gaps and no insertions. UTC *does* include leap seconds. It is TAI adjusted to stay within one second of Earth rotation time. Leap seconds account for all of the difference between UTC and TAI. -- John Hasler [email protected] Elmwood, WI USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
