--- glibc-2.2.5/time/mktime.c.org	Tue May 21 11:37:06 2002
+++ glibc-2.2.5/time/mktime.c	Tue May 21 11:39:28 2002
@@ -259,11 +259,13 @@
 
   int sec_requested = sec;
 
+#if 0
   /* Only years after 1970 are defined.
      If year is 69, it might still be representable due to
      timezone differnces.  */
   if (year < 69)
     return -1;
+#endif
 
 #if LEAP_SECONDS_POSSIBLE
   /* Handle out-of-range seconds specially,