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On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 07:31:19PM -0800, Mark wrote:
> I realise this may be the wrong list to post to, but it *is*
> a question and it *is* about FreeBSD... :)
>=20
> http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/today/top.avg.html
>=20
> 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?

The former, mostly.

Kris

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