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Re:Glibc is still not Y2038 compliant by default by jandrese on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @03:10AM (#29722921)
Ironic that so many people are hoping to retire before they get asked to deal with this mess since so much medical equipment is built on ancient and poorly maintained microcontroller environments.
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Re:Glibc is still not Y2038 compliant by default by treesknees on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @01:44PM (#29728238)
Which part is ironic?
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Re:Glibc is still not Y2038 compliant by default by jandrese on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @01:52PM (#29728374)
The irony of retiring to avoid the problem only to have it become a problem with the equipment keeping you alive in retirement.
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