Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Y2k - Is Linux Ready for the year 2000? | From | (Eric W. Biederman) | Date | 05 Jan 1998 23:15:41 -0600 |
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>>>>> "RJ" == Richard B Johnson <root@chaos.analogic.com> writes:
RJ> On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Jason Wilkins wrote: >> I need documentation concerning Linux's year 2000 compliancy, can anyone >> point me to it? >> >> Jason Wilkins >> RJ> No Unix machine has a problem with the year 2000, no matter how poorly RJ> it may have been implemented.
Machines physically have problems. The RTC for example, may not work. This may be at least in part a kernel issue.
RJ> The problems, if they exist at all, are in __applications__ code! It is RJ> very difficult to make application code using the 'C' runtime library, RJ> that would not work beyond the year 2000. The year 2000 means nothing RJ> special to Unix machines.
Wrong. date at least the old one I have will die in the year 2000.
RJ> Of course one could set the machine time and do a sample run, but RJ> that would be too easy.
Easy test as you said set the machine time, and do a sample run and be suprised at how much breaks.
Eric
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