RE: time_t size: The year 2038 bug Summary:

[Mike Porter]

> 	You want to postpone the pain as long as possible, for when the tools will
> be there to fix it right.
> 
> 	You make a measured schedule that will solve the problem before it's real,
> and you adjust the schedule as technology advances. To try to solve 2038's
> problems with 2000's technology is idiotic. You will undergo much pain for
> solutions that probably won't even be in use in 2038.
> 
> 	DS

That's what I call 100 billion dollar planning...

I've written some pretty long notes on this in the past, so I'll be
short.  This thinking is what caused the 'Y2K' problem.  Most
likely the world won't suffer too much as a result of Y2K, but
fixing it was damn expensive, plus we all looked like idiots.  I'd
rather not look like an idiot again in 2038.  Lets fix the problem
before it turns into a crisis.

Mike