Re: Y2K-like bug to hit Linux computers! - Info of the day

[Willy Tarreau]

On Sat, May 14, 2005 at 10:09:04AM +0100, christos gentsis wrote:
 
> BTW is there anyone that plan to use his embedded devise until 2038???? 
> i would happy to see that :P any way embedded devises are there so they 
> will have sort life cycle... how long are you going to use them 6 
> months???? maximum 1-2 years....
> so there is no any problem....

That depends on what you're building. If you're designing an ADSL router,
then yes, a few years are enough. If you're making a deep space probe,
considering that voyager and pioneer have been in space for more than
30 years, you might want to ensure there's no problem.

Regards,
Willy

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