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:EarthTimes: Y2038 Bug May Hit Unix, Linux Machines
EarthTimes: Y2038 Bug May Hit Unix, Linux Machines
May 7, 2005, 15 :00 UTC (32 Talkback[s]) (9364 reads)
(Other stories by Thomas Blythe)

"After the Millennium bug for which several billions of dollars were committed for research and updations in computer systems the world over, there is yet another bug on the horizon. It is the Year 2038 bug that is slated to hit computer users in that year.

"To be precise, on Tuesday, January 19 03:14:07 2038, machines prone to this bug will alter calendars to go back to Friday, December 13 20:45:52 1901..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
It's a simple recompile with the sec ...   This was addressed 5 years ago...   
Bob Robertson
May 7, 2005, 15:10:07  
By those years, for sure we all will be ...   Machines on 2038   
Me
May 7, 2005, 15:44:56  
Try to move date on your Windows system ...   Not just Unix and Linux   
khim
May 7, 2005, 16:00:08  
> By those years, for sure we all will b ...   Re: Machines on 2038   
John Meadows
May 7, 2005, 16:20:12  
Must be writer's block week or somet ...   wow this journalist thinks this is news   
wildpossum
May 7, 2005, 16:20:53  
Come on ... that is thirty years into th ...   What's the problem?   
N.N.
May 7, 2005, 16:26:18  
Therefore, I suspect that in another 30 ...   Re: Machines on 2038   
wolf
May 7, 2005, 16:38:53  
First, the epoch date (0 time on the clo ...   No Surprise   
Ken Jennings
May 7, 2005, 17:00:43  
The author claims "Linux gurus' are ...   Pure FUD, built on lies...   
GreGeek
May 7, 2005, 17:04:29  
Windows uses a timestamp that will make ...   Windows 2 Years Before   
James Cornell
May 7, 2005, 17:16:35  
If this is the best they can do, the bat ...   No news is Good News   
Noah F. San Tsorbutz
May 7, 2005, 17:35:00  
Windows is not affected since by 2038 i ...   ˇˇˇWindows is not affected, Linux is!!!   
Shamar
May 7, 2005, 18:19:35  
This article is plain nonsense (as argue ...   Nonsense   
Steven
May 7, 2005, 18:32:25  
Does this fool really think we will even ...   Oh please...   
Greg
May 7, 2005, 19:00:15  
> By those years, for sure we all will b ...   Re: Machines on 2038   
daniael
May 7, 2005, 19:03:28  
Heya,I don't know if I shoudl respon ...   Move your clock ahead   
Michel Brabants
May 7, 2005, 19:21:56  
I probably won't even give a s**t wh ...   I'll be 98 then so......   
Jon
May 7, 2005, 20:03:26  
especially if you don't have much ti ...   Recompiling for 64 bit is not a very easy task   
ammoQ
May 7, 2005, 21:44:24  
> Didnt they used to say the same thing ...   Re: Re: Machines on 2038   
Tony OBryan
May 7, 2005, 22:05:13  
True, this is a well-known issue suddenl ...   Don't dismiss too quickly   
Tom Henderson
May 7, 2005, 22:47:25  
The Y2K problem is now dismissed as over ...   Re: Re: Machines on 2038   
Ruben
May 7, 2005, 22:55:53  
I agree this problem is not the same mag ...   Re: Windows 2 Years Before   
Peter
May 8, 2005, 01:40:00  
> Didnt they used to say the same thing ...   Re: Re: Machines on 2038   
Mikefm
May 8, 2005, 04:34:49  
According to one computer scientist the ...   Re: Re: Machines on 2038   
alison
May 8, 2005, 13:06:16  
> True, this is a well-known issue sudde ...   Re: Don't dismiss too quickly   
DanielB
May 8, 2005, 14:22:12  
You know similar to how hexadecimal hand ...   Re: Re: Re: Machines on 2038   
wolf
May 8, 2005, 15:30:37  
I agree this problem is not the same ma ...   Re: Re: Windows 2 Years Before   
I R A Darth Aggie
May 8, 2005, 16:23:33  
For strictly scientific use, even the cu ...   For business use, minutes are enough   
Mario Miyojim
May 8, 2005, 17:05:32  
We've been badly in need of a succes ...   2038   
Sid Boyce
May 8, 2005, 20:09:30  
> I agree this problem is not the same m ...   Re: Re: Windows 2 Years Before   
phil
May 8, 2005, 22:52:42  
> OK, what is *nix time for July 4, 1776 ...   Re: Re: Re: Windows 2 Years Before   
Onan the Barbarian
May 9, 2005, 09:39:50  
what will we do on April 19th of year 29 ...   yes, but ...   
avn
May 9, 2005, 16:43:26  
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