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Re: Y2K
Why would the year 2000 affect a Linux box more than pulling the power
plug in mid operation with some mainboards sold here ;( I have a board
that loses hours to days between turn-offs (including with regular
shutdown). Not always.
BTW, I am under the (source-peeking supported) impression that the Linux
kernel uses int's in time_t etc. Also being 32 bit and not overly
optimized for size, most counters are 32 bits. If they are signed, it is
2038, if not, more like 2106... (based on the number of seconds that can
be expressed on 32 bits, added to the epoch).
Peter Lorand Peres
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- Y2K
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