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[–] [deleted] 2 pts

and in just 18 years we will face the 2038 problem, where the Unix epoch timestamp will reach its 32bit signed integer limit.

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and in just 18 years we will face the 2038 problem,

I thought of that too.

Screw those who designed that crappy epoch system.

Newer file systems such as ext4 are already prepared for it, but many legacy systems will fail. Epically.

[–] [deleted] 2 pts

They could've at least made it 32bit unsigned and buy everyone a little more time

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Exactly.

Who needs dates from 1901 to 1970 on a file system?!