Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 19:12:17 -0500 (EST) From: Omachonu Ogali <oogali@intranova.net> To: Will Andrews <andrews@TECHNOLOGIST.COM> Cc: David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG, Eivind Eklund <eivind@FreeBSD.ORG>, Matthew Hunt <mph@astro.caltech.edu> Subject: RE: I will never trust NBC news again! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001161848540.80706-100000@hydrant.intranova.net> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.000116173413.andrews@TECHNOLOGIST.COM>
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Ahhh, I get it now, thanks for enlightening me. Omachonu Ogali Intranova Networking Group On Sun, 16 Jan 2000, Will Andrews wrote: > On 16-Jan-00 David Schwartz wrote: > > Because no currently existing standard currently guarantees the valid > > range of a 'time_t' to extend before 1970. If an application has specific date > > requirements, it must use libraries and routines that are guaranteed to > > function over that time range. Anything else is programming negligence. > > > > This is why I say that we desperately need a new time API. And we need > > to get it standardized and deployed well before 2038. :) > > That's certainly true. Such a deployment will require an international > standards committee's involvement, or there will be chaos, just like with x2 > and k56flex. > > We have time on our side to develop such a thing right now. However, I will not > present any ideas, because this is not the appropriate forum. > > -- > Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com> > GCS/E/S @d- s+:+>+:- a--->+++ C++ UB++++ P+ L- E--- W+++ !N !o ?K w--- > ?O M+ V-- PS+ PE++ Y+ PGP+>+++ t++ 5 X++ R+ tv+ b++>++++ DI+++ D+ > G++>+++ e->++++ h! r-->+++ y? > > P.S. What's your email width limit set to? I always get extra-long lines.. I > use 75-character widths. Is this not the standard? > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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