Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:55:31 -0500 From: Eric Schultz <eric@schultznet.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Total OT] Trying to improve some numbers ... Message-ID: <43F4CAA3.1020501@schultznet.ca> In-Reply-To: <20060216085304.GA52806@storage.mine.nu> References: <20060216005036.L60635@ganymede.hub.org> <20060216053725.GB15586@parts-unknown.org> <20060216085304.GA52806@storage.mine.nu>
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lars wrote: > A long uptime means that the machine hasn't been rebooted for a long > time. If that time's longer than the time to the last patch that > required a kernel recompilation and a reboot, it means the server is not > patched. > Where's the point in advertising an unpatched machine? Good afternoon... Perhaps it means the OS doesn't need to be patched that frequently or has a patch mechanism that avoids reboots? That's certainly worth advertising (if only were true). The top machine has been running for almost 6 years on FreeBSD 3.3 which means the admin probably believes that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." I would also want to advertise the longevity of an OS. (You might not like that last one if you're a hardware vendor :) Also, a lot of work-arounds for security patches amount to "lock the front door." So perhaps some systems don't need to be patched because they're administered so as not to require immediate patching/upgrading. I had trouble finding any relative numbers on the website. Individual machines had an Availability % figure; but I couldn't find anything by OS. Also, I didn't see any pivots that broke-down OSes by usage or other crosstabs that would have been cool. -- Headed for the second star to the right and straight on 'til morning... Eric Schultz (aka Storkman) Photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/schultznet Homepage: http://www.schultznet.ca Blog: http://schultznet.blogspot.com/
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