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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 5 months ago

Y2K38 bug? Debian switching to 64-bit time for everything

www.theregister.com

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Y2K38 bug? Debian switching to 64-bit time for everything

www.theregister.com

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: We say everything... just not the oldest hardware. Unix Epochalypse less than 13 years away

cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/30920734

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem

    Timestamps that use signed int will go back to 1901 (-2,147,483,647)

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      Oh shit, I missed that part, I always thought it was an unsigned int… 🤦‍♂️

      Well today I learned 👍

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