Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Y2K-like bug to hit Linux computers! - Info of the day | From | Lee Revell <> | Date | Fri, 13 May 2005 12:07:40 -0400 |
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On Wed, 1969-12-31 at 17:54 -0500, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > On Fri, 13 May 2005, Srinivas G. wrote: > > > Tuesday, January 19 2038. Time: 03:14:07 GMT. If Linux programmers get > > nightmares, it's about this date and time. Immediately after that second > > is crossed, current computer systems running on Linux will grind to a > > halt or go into a loop. This will trip up a lot of databases. No, this > > is not another hoax raised by some anti-Linux lobby. It is Linux's own > > Y2K nightmare, says Businessworld. > > > [SNIPPED...] > > It's simply not true. It's more FUD. Look at the date on this email. > Also, calculating 30-year mortgages doesn't use time_t. Code certianly > doesn't set the time 30 years ahead to see what the cost is. It's > just FUD.
Please don't screw up thousands of people's inbox to make a point. Many people sort their mail into folders by date.
Lee
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