[huskerlug] Re: Backups

On Thursday 24 July 2003 08:07 pm, you wrote:
> Not to try to start anything, but that bugtoaster site doesn't say
> much...  It says Windows boxes have crashes, but that's it... I
> think everybody and their dog knows that.  It doesn't say what the
> computers are doing when they crash, or anything else related.  I
> think the average of 15-21 crashes per box in a 24 hour period is a

Where did you read '24 hours' into those figures?


> bit high... I've never seen a computer (let alone an average)
> showing that a computer crashes once an hour.
> Also...  this story about harddrives running MS systems dying is
> something I'd like to see... I can't say I've ever heard of a
> difference in harddrive wear between Windows/Linux.
>
> Ryan
>
> On 7/24/2003 7:54 PM, Patrick wrote:
> >Thanks!  I think...?
> >
> >--- GrayGeek <jkreps@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>On Thursday 24 July 2003 03:01 pm, you wrote:
> >>>These are folks who work very hard to pay for
> >>
> >>their
> >>
> >>>hardware, and questions about them tossing all
> >>
> >>their
> >>
> >>>MS licenses in the trash are not waht we want
> >>
> >>bandied
> >>
> >>>about...
> >>>We want them to make clear decisions based upon
> >>
> >>some
> >>
> >>>credible equipment records, facts.  It is too easy
> >>
> >>to
> >>
> >>>collect all the news clippings, into a large pile,
> >>>that support the overall security of one OS over
> >>
> >>the
> >>
> >>>other 140+ that have proven stable a lot longer...
> >>>They are seeking actual equipment longevity
> >>>statistics.
> >>>based upon a large base of use.
> >>
> >>OK.  Facts.
> >>Compare the #computers vs #crashes for the various
> >>M$ platforms at=3D20
> >>this WINDOWS website.
> >
> >http://www.bugtoaster.com/dw15/Reports/OperatingSystems.asp
> >
> >>You will see that the average per unit of time is
> >>about 18 +-3 per=3D20
> >>box.
> >
> >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> >Patrick
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