> * Darren Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010417 04:29] wrote:
> > In some mail from Julian Elischer, sie said:
> > >
> > > there is a site that calculates server uptime from these numbers.
> > > All the leading machines are freeBSD. When you do this it will
> > > no-longer be able to track us :-(
> >
> > IMHO, extraordinarily large uptimes are nothing to be proud of and
> > say nothing about the quality of software.
> >
> > I'd almost go so far as to say uptimes greater than 1 year indicate
> > that the system administration practises need review.
>
> Agreed. I've yet to hear about any seriously deployed system
> go without security advisories for over a year.
Or perhaps this is a very talented system admin who values uptime
and finds work arounds that don't envolve downing a system that do
just as good, and sometimes better, than the vendor fix for the
security issue.
Security Fix != Reboot required.
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Rod Grimes - KD7CAX @ CN85sl - (RWG25) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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