* defined as a linear count of seconds.
*
* time_t is defined as a "real type", so may be a floating point type, but with
* the presence of the nanosecond accurate struct timespec, and with the lack of
* defined as a linear count of seconds.
*
* time_t is defined as a "real type", so may be a floating point type, but with
* the presence of the nanosecond accurate struct timespec, and with the lack of