From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 416 invoked from network); 6 Jan 2021 21:09:47 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 6 Jan 2021 21:09:47 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id B0E8E9C885; Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:09:41 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CEB69C793; Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:09:10 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 9B97D9C793; Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:09:05 +1000 (AEST) Received: from nsstlmta14p.bpe.bigpond.com (nsstlmta14p.bpe.bigpond.com [203.38.21.14]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5689C9C792 for ; Thu, 7 Jan 2021 07:09:04 +1000 (AEST) Received: from smtp.telstra.com ([10.10.24.4]) by nsstlfep14p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au with ESMTP id <20210106210902.RRV973.nsstlfep14p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au@smtp.telstra.com> for ; Thu, 7 Jan 2021 08:09:02 +1100 X-RG-Spam: Unknown X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedujedrvdegtddghedtucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuuffpveftpgfvgffnuffvtfetpdfqfgfvnecuuegrihhlohhuthemucegtddtnecunecujfgurhepfffhvffujgfkfhgfgggtsehttddttddtredvnecuhfhrohhmpeffrghvvgcujfhorhhsfhgrlhhluceouggrvhgvsehhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrgheqnecuggftrfgrthhtvghrnhepkeeiteejueeuhfefgeeuvdduieefvedugfevtdffkefhffejkefhuddtteehtefhnecukfhppeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptdenucfrrghrrghmpehhvghloheprghnvghurhhinhdrhhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgpdhinhgvthepuddutddrudeguddrudelfedrvdeffedpmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpeeouggrvhgvsehhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrgheqpdhrtghpthhtohepoehtuhhhshesthhuhhhsrdhorhhgqe X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean X-RG-VS-CLASS: clean Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (110.141.193.233) by smtp.telstra.com (5.8.420) id 5FE6CCD003C8465F for tuhs@tuhs.org; Thu, 7 Jan 2021 08:09:02 +1100 Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 106L91KG048772 for ; Thu, 7 Jan 2021 08:09:01 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id 106L90vI048769 for ; Thu, 7 Jan 2021 08:09:01 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) X-Authentication-Warning: aneurin.horsfall.org: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2021 08:09:00 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Horsfall To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society In-Reply-To: <20210106163225.GC2973@darioniedermann.it> Message-ID: References: <202012310810.0BV8ADZ3027195@freefriends.org> <20210106163225.GC2973@darioniedermann.it> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.9999 (BSF 287 2018-06-16) X-GPG-Public-Key: http://www.horsfall.org/gpgkey.pub X-GPG-Fingerprint: 05B4 FFBC 0218 B438 66E0 587B EF46 7357 EF5E F58B X-Home-Page: http://www.horsfall.org/ X-Witty-Saying: "chmod 666 the_mode_of_the_beast" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: [TUHS] The 2038 bug... X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Wed, 6 Jan 2021, Dario Niedermann wrote: > On recent Linux/i386 kernels it's actually 64 bits. In practice, only > users who are stuck with old i386 Linux versions will have a problem. 64 bits on my old-ish MacBook Pro and FreeBSD 10; don't know about Penguin/OS as one of them is dead forever and the other is still in mid-upgrade (Debian). I still reckon that 2038 will be "interesting", and who knows what epoch your smart kettle etc will be using (you know, the one that will switch itself on at your usual wake-up time, and make your coffee for you)? -- Dave