Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 09:08:06 +1200 (NZST) From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: "A. Randle" <anne-randle.itsd@vin1.dudley.gov.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Year 2000 compliancy Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.95.970716090010.7855B-100000@tui.pinnacle.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <97Jul15.141527gmt.29446@southpaw.dudley.gov.uk>
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On Tue, 15 Jul 1997, A. Randle wrote: > >From : Ms. Anne Randle, Ops. Support, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, > Dudley, West Midlands, U.K. [Telephone + (44) 01384 - 814968] > > Please can you let me know the situation regarding FreeBSD software levels > and year 2000 compliancy ? (e.g. Does any exist ? If not, is it likely > to soon ?) In general, UNIX systems do not have a problem with the year 2000. The O/S base tools just don't use think anything special of the year. End-user software written on them are another story; you have to ask the developer(s) involved. On the other hand, there may be a problem when the Epoch rollover occurs (I think this, occurs somewhere around 2036), if the system is still 32 bit based. Cheers. -- Jonathan Chen e-mail : jonc@pinnacle.co.nz Pinnacle Software Ltd Voice : +64.9.415.4460 Auckland, New Zealand Fax : +64.9.415.4250
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