From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 6 03:31:21 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C68A516A4CE for ; Thu, 6 Jan 2005 03:31:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from addr14.addr.com (addr14.addr.com [209.249.147.92]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9ABAE43D48 for ; Thu, 6 Jan 2005 03:31:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from markski@addr14.addr.com) Received: from addr14.addr.com (localhost [127.0.0.1])j063VJ60031362 for ; Wed, 5 Jan 2005 19:31:20 -0800 (PST) Received: (from markski@localhost) by addr14.addr.com (8.12.8/8.12.7/Submit) id j063VJ6j031360 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 5 Jan 2005 19:31:19 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 19:31:19 -0800 From: Mark To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050105193119.A29486@logik.ath.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.4i X-ADDRSpamFilter: Passed, probability (0%) X-ADDRSignature: E8125FC Subject: Uptime? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 03:31:21 -0000 I realise this may be the wrong list to post to, but it *is* a question and it *is* about FreeBSD... :) http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/today/top.avg.html So, we know BSD is capable of stupidly high uptime, but what I'd like to know is how? I mean, we all have to patch things now and again, recompile kernels etc. Does this mean these sites are running thousand-day-old unpatched kernels, or is there some black magic going on that I don't know about? I await your theories... :)