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Linux Is Not Y2K(38) Compliant!
Remember the impact the Y2K bug had? Well there’s a similar problem “just around the corner” for UNIX-based programs and UNIX-like operating systems. When storing dates, UNIX uses a 4-byte integer to represent the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 12:00:00. For example, a date of 120 is equivalent to January 1, 1970 12:02:00.
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