Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262415AbVEMQIm (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 May 2005 12:08:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262419AbVEMQIm (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 May 2005 12:08:42 -0400 Received: from viper.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.4]:17814 "HELO viper.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S262415AbVEMQHn (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 May 2005 12:07:43 -0400 Subject: Re: Y2K-like bug to hit Linux computers! - Info of the day From: Lee Revell To: linux-os@analogic.com Cc: "Srinivas G." , linux-kernel-Mailing-list In-Reply-To: References: <4EE0CBA31942E547B99B3D4BFAB348114BED13@mail.esn.co.in> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 12:07:40 -0400 Message-Id: <1116000461.5846.4.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.3.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1136 Lines: 27 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 - 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/