On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 06:44:07AM -0500, stan wrote: > I agree thta it is not -the only_ measuer of stability. However in this > case, the stated uptime includes all apps (including X). So I think it's > still a valid indication of the stability of the entire release (as used in > this particular application).
We don't know that. Uptime is how long the computer has gone without a reboot. X (or any other program) could be completely hosed and crashing every 5 minutes, but, unless it takes the machine down with it, uptime will not be affected. And don't forget that X gets restarted every time you log out and back in, various apps run from inetd or cron, etc. Even if something has been available continuously since the last boot and has never crashed, the application's uptime is most likely less than the system's. -- The freedoms that we enjoy presently are the most important victories of the White Hats over the past several millennia, and it is vitally important that we don't give them up now, only because we are frightened. - Eolake Stobblehouse (http://stobblehouse.com/text/battle.html) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
