Re: Y2K-like bug to hit Linux computers! - Info of the day

[Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com>]

On Wed, 1969-12-31 at 17:54 -0500, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> On Fri, 13 May 2005, Srinivas G. wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> >
> [SNIPPED...]
> 
> It's simply not true. It's more FUD. Look at the date on this email.
> Also, calculating 30-year mortgages doesn't use time_t. Code certianly
> doesn't set the time 30 years ahead to see what the cost is. It's
> just FUD.

Please don't screw up thousands of people's inbox to make a point.  Many
people sort their mail into folders by date.

Lee

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