FreeBSD & Linux distro

[Matthew Seaman]

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James wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 19:24 -0700, Predrag Punosevac wrote:

>> 2.  Probably 80% of the servers with the longest  UP time run  FreeBSD.  
>> Give a link. Easy to find.

> Just  a note -- linux is often not included in the lists of longest
> uptime because it has a feature whereby the uptime counter resets itself
> after a period of time.
> http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/accuracy.html#hz1000

So do some recent versions of FreeBSD.  It depends on what the HZ setting
is.  Besides, any server that is left running continually for that length
of time is a neglected, unmaintained server and nothing to boast about.

If you want something to brag about, look at the availability stats for
hosting companies.  It's a much better indicator of overall reliability,
and companies running FreeBSD are generally very well represented in the
top 10 each month.

http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/02/12/swishmail_is_the_most_reliable_hosting_company_in_january_2008.html

	Cheers,

	Matthew	

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