> we need to transfer the knowledge while the people who have it are still alive Nah. We need to not transfer that knowledge, because the problem will be solve

> we need to transfer the knowledge while the people who have it are still alive Nah. We need to not transfer that knowledge, because the problem will be solved when the house is on fire. But do not worry : nothing will happen until then. If those people cared, they would work to replace all that cruft, not enhance it to fix 2038.