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Bug (Unix Epoch Y2k)

by mhasbini on 1/4/20, 10:28 PM with 1 comments

• by simonblack on 1/5/20, 5:33 AM

  Storm in a teacup. It's (pretty much) just a matter of increasing the number of bits in the epoch-counter, and a recompile.

  In fact, just adding ONE more bit to the epoch-counter would put off any problems for another 68 years. TWO extra bits and it delays any problems for another 200 years at least.

  Doubling the number of bits (32 to 64) puts off the problem for MILLIONS of years.

  [And I don't think that humans will still be around by then.]