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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Re: boot time, process start time, and NOW time
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On Mon, 2004-08-30 at 16:00, Tim Schmielau wrote:
> George, please excuse my lack of understanding. What again where the
> precise reasons to have an ntp-corrected uptime?

Ah, here's the thread with the first mention of it that I could find.

http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0306.1/1471.html

thanks
-john