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Date:      Sun, 5 Jan 1997 18:27:41 -0700 (MST)
From:      Ade Barkah <mbarkah@hemi.com>
To:        tom@sdf.com (Tom Samplonius)
Cc:        seanb012@sunbeach.net, hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Year 2000 time change(Format support)
Message-ID:  <199701060127.SAA09224@hemi.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970105170627.21512A-100000@misery.sdf.com> from Tom Samplonius at "Jan 5, 97 05:10:12 pm"

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Tom Samplonius wrote:
> 
> > Is FreeBSD ready for the year 2000 time change and 
> > what are the effects if the support for this format
> > isn't implemented asap with the OS? ...
> > (Sunbeach)
> 
> UNIX is mostly immune.  Specific applications may not be.  This really
> isn't an os issue at all.

How about the year 2038 problem, then ? =-) I believe time_t
overflows then.

-Ade
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