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.
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