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Re: Y2K compliant
Its sound nice
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Yoni Elhanani wrote:
> Hashibon Adham wrote:
> >
> > I dont think i am eligible to give a 100% proof answer, but look at the
> > dates in 'ls --full-time -alF' you see dates like 1999, so as far as the
> > origin of Y2K problem (year 99 for example) you're safe. Well, I guess
> > you could at least say that 'ls' is Y2K, but not sure about other
> > applications! though it is most probable to be so too.
> >
> >
>
> Actually,
> If I'm not mistaking,
> Linux (and other unices) count time as seconds from midnight, january
> 1st, 1970.
> Sicne it does store in 32 bits, it will last until 2038.
> Until then, either the entire human civilization will be destroyed by
> asteroids,
> (that will happend in 2037 according to an artice I saw once on
> slashdot)
> or we will use 64 bits for dates, thus we will not have a problem until
> the year 299,865,141,800 or so.
> (and then, if we exist, we will use a 128 bit date, it will last until
> 5.531535563e+30)
>
> So, I don't think you have much to worry about.
>
> --
>
> The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck,
> is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners...
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