From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Aug 20 17:36:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA27878 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 17:36:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from unix.tfs.net (as1-p98.tfs.net [139.146.210.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA27865 for ; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 17:36:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jbryant@unix.tfs.net) Received: (from jbryant@localhost) by unix.tfs.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) id TAA17016; Thu, 20 Aug 1998 19:35:27 -0500 (CDT) From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199808210035.TAA17016@unix.tfs.net> Subject: Re: proposal to not change time_t In-Reply-To: <199808202213.PAA28422@usr04.primenet.com> from Terry Lambert at "Aug 20, 98 10:13:48 pm" To: tlambert@primenet.com (Terry Lambert) Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 19:35:25 -0500 (CDT) Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Reply-to: jbryant@unix.tfs.net X-Windows: R00LZ!@# MS-Winbl0wz DR00LZ!@# X-files: The truth is that the X-Files is fiction X-Republican: The best kind!!! X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT #0: Sat Jun 20 11:57:05 CDT 1998 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL32 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In reply: > > > If time_t were 48 bits, when would we be running into *that* limit? > > > > In about four million years. I think all of us will probably have to > > newfs our drives by then. :-) > > In 40 years, none of the COBOL programs we write will still be running... that's what they said 40 years ago... some pointy-haired boss somewhere will survive for the sole purpose of proving you wrong... jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inet: jbryant@tfs.net AX.25: kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam grid: EM28pw voice: KC5VDJ - 6 & 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 70cm FM. http://www.tfs.net/~jbryant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HF/6M/2M: IC-706-MkII, 2M: HTX-212, 2M: HTX-202, 70cm: HTX-404, Packet: KPC-3+ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message