But for a packet to reach JLF's 2.0.35 kernel, it
must first survive the 37 layers of minefields,
flamethrowers, anti-personnel^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hacket
devices, machine gun emplacements, nerve agents...  :)


D

* On Mon, Oct 16, 2000 at 12:48:36AM +0000, George Toft wrote:
> 
> "J.L.Francois" wrote:
> > 
> > The next time someone says Linux can't hang show them this.
> > This is a SparcClassic with  32MB RAM serving WWW pages
> > and my Sparc test platform.
> > Obsolete hardware to everyone but me.
> > 
> > I wanted to get this out before I have to start turning equipment
> > off to mount in imy refrigerator converted to server cabinet.
> > 
> > Woops, gotta go and reboot my wifes Win98 desktop, again.
> > 
> > ==============================================
> > Linux heirophant 2.0.35 #1 Wed Feb 17 20:37:03 CET 1999 sparc unknown
> >   5:55pm  up 406 days,  6:57,  1 user,  load average: 0.04, 0.01, 0.00
> 
> Uptime is nice, but I hate to see uptime over 150 days - it shows that
> the kernel has not been updated against various exploits.  The 2.0.35
> kernel is about three years old, and I'm pretty sure there are some remote
> compromises up to the 2.2.13 kernel.  Maybe the sparc kernel is different?
> 
> Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
> 
> George
> ---
> Compared to Linux, working with the Windows desktop is like performing
> gymnastics in a strait jacket.