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From: christos gentsis <christos_gentsis@yahoo.co.uk>
To: Matthew Geier <matthew@arts.usyd.edu.au>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Y2K-like bug to hit Linux computers! - Info of the day
Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 21:27:11 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <42865F1F.8000204@yahoo.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4285F337.7010301@arts.usyd.edu.au>

Matthew Geier wrote:

>
>  Embeded computing is much bigger than that. I've got a 20 year old 
> embedded processor controlled microwave oven. (It still knows how to 
> cook better than I do :-).
>
why anyone that refer to an embedded device mean a microwave???? this is 
really annoying then you make a master in embedded systems :P:P
mououahahahahaha

>  It isn't just a linux problem either, it's a generic Unix/C library 
> problem. Any software system that uses a signed 32bit number from 1970 
> to represent time. I have a vague recolection that there was another 
> popular system around that also used signed 32bit time, only it's 
> epoch is 1980. Those systems will go belly up 10 years after all the 
> ancient Unix systems. :-)
>
which is that system??? if it is the well known system ;) there no 
problem with and the available time... to counters are capable to count 
more seconds that the life time of this OS :P
mouahahahaha

thanks
christos



  reply	other threads:[~2005-05-14 20:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-05-14 12:46 Y2K-like bug to hit Linux computers! - Info of the day Matthew Geier
2005-05-14 20:27 ` christos gentsis [this message]
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>
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2005-05-13 11:43 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
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

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