Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 18:27:41 -0700 (MST) From: Ade Barkah <mbarkah@hemi.com> To: tom@sdf.com (Tom Samplonius) Cc: seanb012@sunbeach.net, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Year 2000 time change(Format support) Message-ID: <199701060127.SAA09224@hemi.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970105170627.21512A-100000@misery.sdf.com> from Tom Samplonius at "Jan 5, 97 05:10:12 pm"
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Tom Samplonius wrote: > > > Is FreeBSD ready for the year 2000 time change and > > what are the effects if the support for this format > > isn't implemented asap with the OS? ... > > (Sunbeach) > > UNIX is mostly immune. Specific applications may not be. This really > isn't an os issue at all. How about the year 2038 problem, then ? =-) I believe time_t overflows then. -Ade ------------------------------------------------------------------- Inet: mbarkah@hemi.com - HEMISPHERE ONLINE - <http://www.hemi.com/>; -------------------------------------------------------------------
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