Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:31:57 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: oscartheduck@gmail.com Cc: Predrag Punosevac <punosevac@math.arizona.edu>, questions@freebsd.org, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD & Linux distro Message-ID: <47BD1ADD.5050503@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <1203561499.6023.8.camel@pclmills> References: <20080219114803.V2675@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <786348.74605.qm@web51104.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <20080219161404.GB91805@demeter.hydra> <20080219163634.GA46198@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20080219202749.GE92559@demeter.hydra> <20080221004656.GG97072@demeter.hydra> <47BCE0C1.80502@math.arizona.edu> <1203561499.6023.8.camel@pclmills>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 James wrote: > On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 19:24 -0700, Predrag Punosevac wrote: >> 2. Probably 80% of the servers with the longest UP time run FreeBSD. >> Give a link. Easy to find. > Just a note -- linux is often not included in the lists of longest > uptime because it has a feature whereby the uptime counter resets itself > after a period of time. > http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/accuracy.html#hz1000 So do some recent versions of FreeBSD. It depends on what the HZ setting is. Besides, any server that is left running continually for that length of time is a neglected, unmaintained server and nothing to boast about. If you want something to brag about, look at the availability stats for hosting companies. It's a much better indicator of overall reliability, and companies running FreeBSD are generally very well represented in the top 10 each month. http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/02/12/swishmail_is_the_most_reliable_hosting_company_in_january_2008.html Cheers, Matthew - -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHvRrd8Mjk52CukIwRCKanAJ9wLnzsZyJhignCF1FmSOJn9dlOjgCbBcK2 TY2+Ghj9mbNQiVEqsq7K4LQ= =HDfk -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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