[huskerlug] Re: Backups

On Thursday 24 July 2003 10:43 pm, you wrote:
> 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?


No big deal....if your PC isn't controlling the rudder of your Missle=20
Cruiser or the fire control mechanism of your Phalanx defense gatlin,=20
or the auto pilot of your airplane, or the heart monitor connected to=20
your chest, or the security door of your workplace, ... (You did hear=20
about the warship that had to be towed back to port after the ALL the=20
NTs in their server farm, the one controllin guidance & navigation=20
failed, and their on board techies couldn't get them rebooted?)


>
> On 7/24/2003 10:33 PM, GrayGeek wrote:
> >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=3D3D20
> >>>>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=3D3D20
> >>>>box.
> >>>
> >>>=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D
> >>>Patrick
> >>>Linux User #65411 http://lugww.counter.li.org
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