Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 10:21:52 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 64-bit time_t Message-ID: <199808131721.KAA00864@antipodes.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 12 Aug 1998 23:23:07 MDT." <199808130523.XAA07849@lariat.lariat.org>
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> How soon will FreeBSD move to a 64-bit time_t? The article at > > http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/14390.html > > paints a dire picture; it'd be nice to say that FreeBSD solves the problem > already. Read the article: Certainly by 2038, Unix 'time_t' will be 64 bits or more, assuming Unix survives in some form," said Dennis Ritchie, co-author of the Unix operating system. If you have nothing else to worry about for the next 40 years, I'm sure we can find you something more useful to do. 8) -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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