Homer <usenet@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> Last night I rebooted after 100 days of uptime on a desktop
>> (Mandriva). How are the Windows users doing? Does Windows Update
>> knock them into a forcible reboot cycle?
>
> The only time I ever have any downtime on a Linux system is when:
>
> a) I change hardware that dies of old age, or
> b) I have to move equipment, or
> c) I suffer a blackout longer than my UPS' capacity
>
> I use any of the above events as an excuse to switch to a new kernel
> (constantly updated and waiting), but never reboot just for that purpose
> (or any other software update).
>
> I have managed to do b) without shutting down, by carrying the UPS along
> with the machine, still connected. The most common reason for downtime
> is c), thanks to the notoriously poor power service in this area.
>
> When I used to run Windows, I was lucky if I got a couple of hours
> without some kind of fatal issue requiring a reboot, although more often
> than not the decision was made for me by Windows (spontaneous reboot).
> The most common reason for Windows reboots, IIRC, was a BSOD with the
> error "IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL". This occurred on multiple systems, at
> various patch levels and driver versions, over many years, so I'm
> inclined to think it was /driver/ rather than /hardware/ related ...
> that, and the fact that Linux on the same machines was rock solid.
And meanwhile in the real world....
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