doc: improve leapsectz description

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Miroslav Lichvar 2017-10-12 13:14:25 +02:00
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@ -872,6 +872,11 @@ It is also useful when the system clock is required to have correct TAI-UTC
offset. Note that the offset is set only when leap seconds are handled by the offset. Note that the offset is set only when leap seconds are handled by the
kernel, i.e. <<leapsecmode,*leapsecmode*>> is set to *system*. kernel, i.e. <<leapsecmode,*leapsecmode*>> is set to *system*.
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The specified timezone is not used as an exclusive source of information about
leap seconds. If a majority of time sources announce on the last day of June or
December that a leap second should be inserted or deleted, it will be accepted
it even if it is not included in the timezone.
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An example of the directive is: An example of the directive is:
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