[geeks] Independence Day on July 5th according to SGI

Ido Dubrawsky idubraws at dubrawsky.org
Wed Mar 30 11:10:11 CST 2005


So I'm at a customer site working on an SGI Altix 3000 box and looking to set
up CSA (not Cisco Security Agent but rather Comprehensive System Accounting). 
I look at the /etc/csa.holidays file and what do I see:

*
* Day of        Calendar        Company
* Year          Date            Holiday
*
    1           Jan 1           New Year's Day
   19           Jan 19          Martin Luther King Day
   47           Feb 16          President's Day
  152           May 31          Memorial Day
  187           Jul 5           Day before Independence Day
  188           Jul 6           Independence Day
  250           Sep 6           Labor Day
  330           Nov 25          Thanksgiving Day
  331           Nov 26          Post-Thanksgiving Day
  362           Dec 27          Christmas Day

Now, I'm not 100% sure of the "Day of Year" number but the "Calendar Date" 
struck me.  I guess we've all been celebrating Independence Day on the wrong
date!  Leave it to SGI to show us the truth.

Also notice that Christmas falls on December 27th and not on the 25th.  And 
notice that it's day of the year is 362...now, if December 31st is Day 365 (for
non-leap years) then wouldn't December 25th be Day 359?  Those guys at SGI...
they crack me up. :-)  

Ido
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