From: DervishD <lkml@dervishd.net>
To: "Srinivas G." <srinivasg@esntechnologies.co.in>
Cc: linux-kernel-Mailing-list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Y2K-like bug to hit Linux computers! - Info of the day
Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 16:37:36 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050513143736.GA1019@DervishD> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4EE0CBA31942E547B99B3D4BFAB348114BED13@mail.esn.co.in>
Hi :)
* Srinivas G. <srinivasg@esntechnologies.co.in> dixit:
> Tuesday, January 19 2038. Time: 03:14:07 GMT. If Linux programmers get
> nightmares, it's about this date and time. Immediately after that second
> is crossed, current computer systems running on Linux will grind to a
> halt or go into a loop. This will trip up a lot of databases. No, this
> is not another hoax raised by some anti-Linux lobby. It is Linux's own
> Y2K nightmare, says Businessworld.
Do you mean we have less than 33 years to switch to a longer type
to store timestamps? I'm *seriously* frightened. I'm only 32, so I
think I will manage to spend another half of my life switching to 64
bits timestamps.
But we shouldn't worry, anyway, because the end of the world is
scheduled to be much sooner. I've heard rumours about a hyperspace
speedway that must pass *just* over this tiny little planet we call
home. Maybe the answer is 42.
Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado
--
Linux Registered User 88736 | http://www.dervishd.net
http://www.pleyades.net & http://www.gotesdelluna.net
It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to...
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-05-13 14:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-05-13 11:43 Y2K-like bug to hit Linux computers! - Info of the day Srinivas G.
2005-05-13 11:48 ` Matthias-Christian Ott
2005-05-13 12:17 ` Richard B. Johnson
2005-05-13 16:07 ` Lee Revell
2005-05-13 12:22 ` Denis Vlasenko
2005-05-13 12:27 ` Richard B. Johnson
2005-05-13 12:43 ` Richard B. Johnson
2005-05-13 20:36 ` Bill Davidsen
2005-05-13 20:47 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2005-05-13 21:07 ` Chris Friesen
2005-05-13 21:22 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2005-05-13 23:10 ` David Lang
2005-05-13 21:24 ` Alan Cox
2005-05-14 9:09 ` christos gentsis
2005-05-14 9:46 ` jnf
2005-05-14 10:37 ` christos gentsis
2005-05-14 10:20 ` Willy Tarreau
2005-05-15 20:25 ` Richard B. Johnson
2005-05-13 14:37 ` DervishD [this message]
2005-05-13 15:19 ` randy_dunlap
2005-05-13 15:24 ` DervishD
2005-05-13 16:11 ` Alan Cox
2005-05-15 16:20 ` Helge Hafting
2005-05-16 2:09 ` Paul Jakma
2005-05-14 12:46 Matthew Geier
2005-05-14 20:27 ` christos gentsis
2005-05-14 21:19 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2005-05-15 1:04 ` Gene Heskett
[not found] <43GQ7-5qy-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
2005-05-14 13:41 ` Bodo Eggert <harvested.in.lkml@posting.7eggert.dyndns.org>
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