The answer to the UNIX 32-bit time problem

Bill McGonigle bill at bfccomputing.com
Tue Feb 27 19:00:48 EST 2007


On Feb 26, 2007, at 19:08, Ben Scott wrote:

>  Incidentally, Y2038 problem is going to hit way more than just 'nix
> systems.  'doze software uses that format extensively, too.  (There's
> like 27 different system time mechanisms under 'doze, but that's one
> of them.)

Any 30-year mortgage softwares that use time_t have about 10 months  
to get it fixed...

-Bill

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