[tz] proposed changes for Win32 and a improved mktime() algorithm

Robert Elz kre at munnari.OZ.AU
Thu May 11 07:20:34 UTC 2017


    Date:        Thu, 11 May 2017 08:17:28 +0300 (EEST)
    From:        =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Jaakko_Hyv=E4tti?= <jaakko.hyvatti at foreca.com>
    Message-ID:  <alpine.LFD.2.03.1705110810140.3744 at gyre.foreca.com>

  | In code that will be maintained for thousands of years [...]

Since a hundred years ago there was no such thing as computer code
(or computers) postulating what might be true even 1000 years (or 200)
into the future (other than Paul's geological/astronomical/... calculation
where things change slowly) is kind of brave.

Personally I'd expect that anything computer related from today would
be about as relevant then as a fletcher is today (ie: there are a
few enthusiasts for whom there is still a demand, but for 99% of the
world, we'd never notice if they all just vanished...)

kre



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