[huskerlug] Re: Backups

Okay...  that site is VERY messed up...  That 24 hours thing was 
something I thought is what they were using for a unit of time based on 
another page within that site, but I was wrong...  That number of 
crashes could be based over any unit of time (including years)...  If 
we're talking 20 crashes per machine over 2 years or more, thwn what's 
the big deal?
On 7/24/2003 10:33 PM, GrayGeek wrote:

>On Thursday 24 July 2003 08:07 pm, you wrote:
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>>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
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>Where did you read '24 hours' into those figures?
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>>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:
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>>>Thanks!  I think...?
>>>
>>>--- GrayGeek <jkreps@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>>On Thursday 24 July 2003 03:01 pm, you wrote:
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>>>>>These are folks who work very hard to pay for
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>their
>>>>
>>>>        
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>>>>>hardware, and questions about them tossing all
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>their
>>>>
>>>>        
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>>>>>MS licenses in the trash are not waht we want
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>bandied
>>>>
>>>>        
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>>>>>about...
>>>>>We want them to make clear decisions based upon
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>some
>>>>
>>>>        
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>>>>>credible equipment records, facts.  It is too easy
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>to
>>>>
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>>>>>collect all the news clippings, into a large pile,
>>>>>that support the overall security of one OS over
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>>>>>
>>>>the
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>>>>>other 140+ that have proven stable a lot longer...
>>>>>They are seeking actual equipment longevity
>>>>>statistics.
>>>>>based upon a large base of use.
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>>>>>
>>>>OK.  Facts.
>>>>Compare the #computers vs #crashes for the various
>>>>M$ platforms at=3D20
>>>>this WINDOWS website.
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>>>>
>>>http://www.bugtoaster.com/dw15/Reports/OperatingSystems.asp
>>>
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>>>>You will see that the average per unit of time is
>>>>about 18 +-3 per=3D20
>>>>box.
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>>>>
>>>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>>>Patrick
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>=2D
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