Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262391AbVEMOgH (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 May 2005 10:36:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262390AbVEMOgG (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 May 2005 10:36:06 -0400 Received: from ns9.hostinglmi.net ([213.194.149.146]:61665 "EHLO ns9.hostinglmi.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262389AbVEMOfz (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 May 2005 10:35:55 -0400 Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 16:37:36 +0200 From: DervishD To: "Srinivas G." Cc: linux-kernel-Mailing-list Subject: Re: Y2K-like bug to hit Linux computers! - Info of the day Message-ID: <20050513143736.GA1019@DervishD> Mail-Followup-To: "Srinivas G." , linux-kernel-Mailing-list References: <4EE0CBA31942E547B99B3D4BFAB348114BED13@mail.esn.co.in> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <4EE0CBA31942E547B99B3D4BFAB348114BED13@mail.esn.co.in> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Organization: DervishD X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - ns9.hostinglmi.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - dervishd.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1361 Lines: 31 Hi :) * Srinivas G. dixit: > 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. Do you mean we have less than 33 years to switch to a longer type to store timestamps? I'm *seriously* frightened. I'm only 32, so I think I will manage to spend another half of my life switching to 64 bits timestamps. But we shouldn't worry, anyway, because the end of the world is scheduled to be much sooner. I've heard rumours about a hyperspace speedway that must pass *just* over this tiny little planet we call home. Maybe the answer is 42. Ra?l N??ez de Arenas Coronado -- Linux Registered User 88736 | http://www.dervishd.net http://www.pleyades.net & http://www.gotesdelluna.net It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to... - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/