BlanK0@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 10 months agoDebian patching 32-bit builds to handle dates beyond 2038distrowatch.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1249arrow-down11
arrow-up1248arrow-down1external-linkDebian patching 32-bit builds to handle dates beyond 2038distrowatch.comBlanK0@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 10 months agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareinit@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoDidn’t we learn our lesson 24 years ago with Y2K!? EDIT: To be clear, I was being facetious. I remember my parents and father freaking out about this when I was in middle school. I would have thought we got this taken care of permanently already
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·10 months agoYes, that’s why we are patching
minus-squareBene7rddso@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7·9 months agoThis mistake was made in the 70s when time was added to UNIX (or maybe already with Multics, idk)
minus-squareBlanK0@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-210 months agoThe data lost that occurred due to the lack of differentiation between year 1900 and 2000 on calendar systems of the older computers?
Didn’t we learn our lesson 24 years ago with Y2K!?
EDIT: To be clear, I was being facetious. I remember my parents and father freaking out about this when I was in middle school. I would have thought we got this taken care of permanently already
Yes, that’s why we are patching
This mistake was made in the 70s when time was added to UNIX (or maybe already with Multics, idk)
The data lost that occurred due to the lack of differentiation between year 1900 and 2000 on calendar systems of the older computers?