Sorry if anyone was offended that I would suggest the Kernel might have a
problem.
Your comments seem to suggest that I should next go bother the c-lib people
^_^
next.
So far I've found that Y2K compliancy seems to be a non-issue for linux
because
the only application that specifically addresses the issue in an FAQ seems
to be
the Apache web server. It appears that intelligent programmers
(read unix programmers) create a lot less hassle for themselves.
Thanx