On Thu, Apr 29, 1999 at 08:59:35AM +0200, Gerd wrote:
> It is NOT a Linux problem (according to some information gathered
> from the papers Linux will have problems with its current date
> format in around 2036 or so) since the date command shows the
Many UNIX programs (and the system itself) represent the date as
a 32-bit signed integer, being the number of seconds since Jan 1, 1970
at midnight UTC. That will rollover in 2038 or so. UNIX applications are
free to use any format they choose though, which is why the year 2000
bug is still a problem.
Hamish
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