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It should be sufficient if we hot-patch the end date to 2030 - we'll surely have updated or replaced those systems until then. I'm curious what part of the sys
by iforgotpassword 7y ago
It should be sufficient if we hot-patch the end date to 2030 - we'll surely have updated or replaced those systems until then.
I'm curious what part of the system even required specifically coding an end date, and not just sanity checks relative to the current date.
- officialchicken 7y ago> I'm curious what part of the system even required specifically coding an end date, and not just sanity checks relative to the current date. It's working as designed... liability and support was shifted to the owners (cities) prior to the event.
- jiveturkey 7y agomy unsubstantiated guess is that this is a licensing scheme. reminds me of the parking garage in hoboken that wouldn't pay for a new software license. omg was that over a decade ago? i'm getting old. https://www.govtech.com/magazines/gt/Robot-Garage-Hijacks-Cars.html https://www.govtech.com/magazines/gt/Robot-Garage-Hijacks-Ca...
- nottorp 7y agoI’m sure that’s what they also thought in 1981 when storing only 2 digits of the year and we all know how that turned out.