Timeline of Indian Y2K =============================================================== period: 1990 to mid-98 government and private action: none Y2K remediation status: sleeping public preparation status: sleeping --------------------------------------------------------------- period: mid-98 to jul-99 government and private action: committees formed Y2K remediation status: sleeping public preparation status: sleeping ---------------------------------------------------------------period: aug-99 to oct-99 government and private action: ad bash warning businesses to remediate or else...collapse Y2K remediation status: awakening public preparation status: sleeping ---------------------------------------------------------------period: nov-99 till now government and private action: ad bash proclaiming victory(!) over Y2K Y2K remediation status: awakening public preparation status: sleeping ---------------------------------------------------------------

-- Indian_Doomer (indiandoomer@india.com), December 01, 1999

Answers

---what is your take on any possible major war with Pakistan? both countries appear to be in real danger of losing a large part of both the civilian and military infrastructure, maybe leading to the "use it now or lose it forever" scenario.

thankyou zog

-- zog (zzoggy@yahoo.com), December 01, 1999.

Sorry, it didn't come right the first time. Here's another try:

Timeline of Indian Y2K

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period: 1990 to mid-98

government and private action: none

Y2K remediation status: sleeping

public preparation status: sleeping

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period: mid-98 to jul-99

government and private action: committees formed

Y2K remediation status: sleeping

public preparation status: sleeping

---------------------------------------------------------------

period: aug-99 to oct-99

government and private action: ad bash warning businesses to remediate or else...collapse

Y2K remediation status: awakening

public preparation status: sleeping

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period: nov-99 till now

government and private action: ad bash proclaiming victory(!) over Y2K

Y2K remediation status: awakening

public preparation status: sleeping

---------------------------------------------------------------

-- Indian_Doomer (indiandoomer@india.com), December 01, 1999.

Amazing how many "last minute fixes" have appeared. The National Health Service in the UK have been remediating for 5 years, but completed 97% of their fixes in the last 3 months. Mmmm, soooo plausible.

-- Colin MacDonald (roborogerborg@yahoo.com), December 01, 1999.

Zog,

...losing a large part of civilian and military infrastructure...

Forget it. It's just gonna be a PITR (Pothole In The Road). So says Kos...oosschh...Ahluwalia.

War? Unpredictable.

-- Indian_Doomer (indiandoomer@india.com), December 01, 1999.

I have worked closely with a number of Asian Indians with various technical degrees over the years. I have never met one who was both competent and honest, and mostly they were neither. My experience is not unique; behind closed doors, other technical people have told me of having the same experience during their lives. (Ask someone in casualty insurance if they will sell a fire insurance policy to someone with the last name of Patel.) Scream racist all you want; this is how it is.

-- Worked with them and know them (Cant say@you dont know.com), December 01, 1999.

Can't say:

I'll say you're a dull-headed, stupid, judgemental asshole if I ever met one. I work with a couple of foresters who've emigrated here from India-very conscientous people, and very generous.

I guess every race has losers.

-- (Kurt.Borzel@gems8.gov.bc.ca), December 01, 1999.