Ask Slashdot: Is Linux Y2K Compliant?

We have a double whammy this time folks, and before you turn your noses, we all know that Linux is Y2K compliant. However, since it is such a buzzword today, people will want to be assured that it is compliant. How do we go about this? Here are two questions that might help us with the big answer: George Girod maintains a Year 2000 web page at here and would like "to find good links to any Year 2000 compliance information for Linux, its utilities, and other Open Source stuff. I would like to create an Open-Source section on my page and will use the links toward that end." and chardros asks "...are there any other major Y2K issues with Linux and core applications for it? Apache, Sendmail/Qmail, Samba, RDBMS's such as PostgreSQL, MySQL?" Click below for more...

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chadros also adds "As every business these days, my employer is in the process of Y2K testing, revising, re-vamping, etc. and with my help has taken notice of Linux in regards to it's ability to handle the year 2000. I'm aware that the current implimentation of date/time in Linux breaks on 2038 (32-bit anyway)...I figure the Linux community must have a handle on this and the status of things. And what is the forseen action for correcting 2038 in Linux (not that it's critical yet...) or are we hoping 32-bit is completely dead by then? [This]...could get Linux in the door here in a big way in our Y2K effort..."

I agree. What we need now is an easy, way to get the word around in a way the PHBs will understand (which would be a good thing!)