Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262524AbVENKdd (ORCPT ); Sat, 14 May 2005 06:33:33 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262618AbVENKdd (ORCPT ); Sat, 14 May 2005 06:33:33 -0400 Received: from willy.net1.nerim.net ([62.212.114.60]:20747 "EHLO willy.net1.nerim.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262524AbVENKdO (ORCPT ); Sat, 14 May 2005 06:33:14 -0400 Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 12:20:51 +0200 From: Willy Tarreau To: christos gentsis Cc: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu, Bill Davidsen , linux-os@analogic.com, "Srinivas G." , linux-kernel-Mailing-list Subject: Re: Y2K-like bug to hit Linux computers! - Info of the day Message-ID: <20050514102051.GD18600@alpha.home.local> References: <4EE0CBA31942E547B99B3D4BFAB348114BED13@mail.esn.co.in> <200505131522.32403.vda@ilport.com.ua> <42850FC7.7010603@tmr.com> <200505132047.j4DKlcgV025923@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> <4285C030.1080706@yahoo.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4285C030.1080706@yahoo.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 887 Lines: 21 On Sat, May 14, 2005 at 10:09:04AM +0100, christos gentsis wrote: > BTW is there anyone that plan to use his embedded devise until 2038???? > i would happy to see that :P any way embedded devises are there so they > will have sort life cycle... how long are you going to use them 6 > months???? maximum 1-2 years.... > so there is no any problem.... That depends on what you're building. If you're designing an ADSL router, then yes, a few years are enough. If you're making a deep space probe, considering that voyager and pioneer have been in space for more than 30 years, you might want to ensure there's no problem. Regards, Willy - 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/