I realize I will probally be flamed, but who is working to fix the current time format for the compiler? January 18,2038 as I figure it will appear to be Jan 1, 1970. Any planned fixes? Who will do it? Who can I talk to about this issue? It would be nice to know Linux already has the solution to this wide-spread issue. Ok, now flame me....
This is more of a kernel and glibc issue than a compiler issue. If you do some searches on the net you should be able to find something about 64 bit time_t's (maybe on one of the Debian lists? I don't remember where I saw it). You can start working on this (e.g. try changing time_t and see what breaks); if you want to get in touch with other people who might want to work on the same issue I suppose the glibc and kernel email lists are the most obvious place.