Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Sun, 16 Jan 2000 14:53:43 +0100 | | From | Ralf Baechle <> | | Subject | Re: time_t size: The year 2038 bug? |
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On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 02:43:48AM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > and see how many of their microprosessors can be outrun by an 8086. > > If were still using mid 70s technology what makes you think we will all be > > using the latest in 30 years ? > > If there are actually any humans left in 30 years it will be a suprise, probably a nasty > one. > > Changing time_t on existing systems is a huge task that isnt going to happen until it needs > too. For desktop machines the world will have moved on. Embedded boxes might need a > recompile. Fortunately with open source your vendor can't screw you by going bust or > charging you $1m for any updates
I wonder how many working CDROM drives / streamers that can read today's media will still be left by 2038. In practice users don't care about the source code until they something to be fixed ...
Ralf
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