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Re: not all that time_t... (Re: unix time hits the bigtime)




On Sat, 11 Jul 1998, guy keren wrote:

> > as an aside: Unix systems are generally Y2K compatable since they only
> > count seconds and not years, and it's mainly the applications that have
> > problems (my favourite Email program, PINE, just came out with a Y2K fix
> > this week).
> 
> and what base you this claim upon? do you see the kernel as the only part
> that comprises 'unix systems'?

I should have wrote "unix kernels". yes, sometimes the system apps are
suboptimally misconfigured.