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On January 19, 2038, the time_t value used on many 32-bit Linux
systems will overflow and wrap around, causing those systems to believe
they have returned to 1970 and wonder why they feel like they have heard Déjà
Vu before. Much work has gone into preparing many layers of the
system for this event, but not all distributions have completed their
preparations. One of those is Debian but, as was seen in a conversation in
May, the Debian developers are now grappling with the problem in a serious
way. Along the way, they appear to have made an interesting decision
regarding which systems will (or will not) be updated.