[Git][reproducible-builds/specs/source-date-epoch-spec][receiver-range] Add footnote about receiver range

[Bernhard M. Wiedemann (@bmwiedemann-guest)]

Bernhard M. Wiedemann pushed to branch receiver-range at Reproducible Builds / specs / source-date-epoch-spec


Commits:
9da4803d by Bernhard M. Wiedemann at 2026-09-24T10:28:35+02:00
Add footnote about receiver range

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1 changed file:

- source-date-epoch-spec.xml


Changes:

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source-date-epoch-spec.xml
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@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@
 		<para>
 			Build processes MUST be able to handle values in the [1..3000000000] range
 			and SHOULD handle [0..9999999999].
+			<footnote>
+			<para>
+				The values refer to year 2065 and year 2286 respectively, are arbitrary and are chosen to avoid issues with known integer overflows in year 2036, 2038 and 2106 to ensure software remains usable for a long time.
+			</para>
+			</footnote>
 		</para>
 		<para>
 			Formatting MUST be deferred until runtime if an end



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