From owner-freebsd-questions Mon May 20 21:52:44 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id VAA25515 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 20 May 1996 21:52:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id VAA25503 for ; Mon, 20 May 1996 21:52:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id OAA25379; Tue, 21 May 1996 14:33:14 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199605210503.OAA25379@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Is FreeBSD prepared for the future? To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 14:33:13 +0930 (CST) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, Brett_Glass@ccgate.infoworld.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <199605210424.VAA29828@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at May 20, 96 09:24:49 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Terry Lambert stands accused of saying: >> If we're still using FreeBSD in 2038, then we can worry about fixing >> programs that assume that time_t is signed. Once we do that, we buy another >> 68 years, and I expect to be _dead_ before that runs out. > > Given the current curve for increase in human life expectancy, we > can expect the rate of increase to be 1 year per year starting in > 2027. You're averaging the male and female curves. The male curve is significantly flatter. (depending on personal buoyancy at any rate). Regardless; there is no 'knock of doom' at the turn of the century. > Terry Lambert -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[