Future of 32 bit time_t?

[Eric S. Raymond]

Daniel Franke <dfoxfranke at gmail.com>:
> I question this prediction. I expect there to be plenty of
> *newly-manufactured* 32-bit embedded systems for the indefinite
> future, well beyond 2038. Nobody needs or wants 64 bits to control a
> coffee pot.

Yes, but how many of those will want NTP?

Also, it may be the case that nobody needs 64 bits to control a coffee pot,
but we've already seen at least two iterations of "grossly overpowered 
chips replace cheaper adequate performers in embedded" because in the
whole-system cost of devices the slight increase in BOM turns out not to
reliably dominate the benefits of having *one* target and *one* toolkit
and *one* set of development engineers - rather than two.
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