Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 14:33:13 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, Brett_Glass@ccgate.infoworld.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is FreeBSD prepared for the future? Message-ID: <199605210503.OAA25379@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199605210424.VAA29828@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at May 20, 96 09:24:49 pm
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Terry Lambert stands accused of saying: >> If we're still using FreeBSD in 2038, then we can worry about fixing >> programs that assume that time_t is signed. Once we do that, we buy another >> 68 years, and I expect to be _dead_ before that runs out. > > Given the current curve for increase in human life expectancy, we > can expect the rate of increase to be 1 year per year starting in > 2027. You're averaging the male and female curves. The male curve is significantly flatter. (depending on personal buoyancy at any rate). Regardless; there is no 'knock of doom' at the turn of the century. > Terry Lambert -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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