Linux 4.17 Change To Allow RTCs To Live Beyond Their Intended Life

[lucrus]

I wonder if Linux will still be around as an actively used kernel 100 years from now.

don't know, but I'm almost sure Windows and MacOS won't.

[devius]

I wonder if Linux will still be around as an actively used kernel 100 years from now.

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Linux 4.17 Change To Allow RTCs To Live Beyond Their Intended Life

The "real-time clock" (RTC) changes usually aren't too notable to the Linux kernel merge windows, but for the in-development Linux 4.17 kernel to prolong their life for decades to come, at least as far as the clock is concerned...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.17-RTC-Improvements