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____/ Peter KÃhlmann on Wednesday 09 Sep 2009 12:34 : \____
> Ezekiel wrote:
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>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:16719657.W3vaeNJFYE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>> ...turns out it just had a little hibernation, so it 'froze' for a few
>>> seconds.
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>>> roy@baine:~$ uptime
>>> 19:53:21 up 224 days, 8:54, 2 users, load average: 0.02, 0.03, 0.00
>>
>> Hell with those kernel updates and security patches. It's more important
>> to impress chrisv and Dumb Willy with your *uptime* number.
>
> If the service in question is not installed because it is not needed, why
> update the kernel?
> I always take a look at the reasons a patched kernel is provided (which is
> not *that* often). And more often than not I bypass the upgrade because it
> patches a bug in parts I don't use
The recent Linux bug, for instance, only affected machines with multiple users.
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~~ Best of wishes
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