Re: Record Uptimes

2006-06-02 Thread Kevin Brunelle
> That's flaky? > > I typically get uptimes of 22-30 *hours* from my mains supply > without interruption. I have to keep the house clocks on my UPS > here in Florida. > > I suppose the storms we get have a bearing on the quality of our > electrical grid ;-) Oh you have to love that Florida weathe

Re: is FreeBSD popularity decreasing ??

2006-06-02 Thread Simon Streit
Hi, > Or perhaps less people are using Google to search for "freebsd". I agree with you, because I'm quite new to FreeBSD and I hardly never need Google for any Information when searching. Since I think that the FreeBSD Site is the best designed homepage for any resource of information for this d

Re: is FreeBSD popularity decreasing ??

2006-06-02 Thread Tyler Gee
On 6/2/06, andrew clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 04:58:55PM +0200, Mathieu Prevot wrote: > it seems that google searches about freebsd are decreasing slowly since months: > http://www.google.com/trends?q=freebsd%2C+ubuntu%2C+debian%2C+redhat&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all

Re: is FreeBSD popularity decreasing ??

2006-06-02 Thread andrew clarke
On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 04:58:55PM +0200, Mathieu Prevot wrote: > it seems that google searches about freebsd are decreasing slowly since > months: > http://www.google.com/trends?q=freebsd%2C+ubuntu%2C+debian%2C+redhat&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all Or perhaps less people are using Google to search for

Re: Record Uptimes

2006-06-02 Thread andrew clarke
On Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 06:40:37PM +0100, Mark Ovens wrote: > Respectable showing from FreeBSD here > > http://en.uptime-project.net/page.php?page=toplist&content=allhosts As a comparison of operating systems this list is totally meaningless. The only thing the list demonstrates is some people'

Re: Record Uptimes

2006-06-02 Thread Randy Pratt
On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:04:43 +0100 Mark Ovens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Liam J. Foy wrote: > > On 1 Jun 2006, at 18:40, Mark Ovens wrote: > > > >> Respectable showing from FreeBSD here > >> > >> http://en.uptime-project.net/page.php?page=toplist&content=allhosts > > > > More than showing me h

Re: Record Uptimes

2006-06-02 Thread Martin Tournoy
On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:04:43 -, Mark Ovens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Liam J. Foy wrote: On 1 Jun 2006, at 18:40, Mark Ovens wrote: Respectable showing from FreeBSD here http://en.uptime-project.net/page.php?page=toplist&content=allhosts More than showing me how stable the operating sy

Re: is FreeBSD popularity decreasing ??

2006-06-02 Thread Martin Tournoy
On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 14:58:55 -, Mathieu Prevot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, it seems that google searches about freebsd are decreasing slowly since months: http://www.google.com/trends?q=freebsd%2C+ubuntu%2C+debian%2C+redhat&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all Can this be related to FreeBSD

Re: is FreeBSD popularity decreasing ??

2006-06-02 Thread Ivan Voras
Mathieu Prevot wrote: Hello, it seems that google searches about freebsd are decreasing slowly since months: http://www.google.com/trends?q=freebsd%2C+ubuntu%2C+debian%2C+redhat&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all Fortunately, both Linux and Windows are also declining in popularity :) http://www.google.co

is FreeBSD popularity decreasing ??

2006-06-02 Thread Mathieu Prevot
Hello, it seems that google searches about freebsd are decreasing slowly since months: http://www.google.com/trends?q=freebsd%2C+ubuntu%2C+debian%2C+redhat&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all Can this be related to FreeBSD quality (which increase?) or to FreeBSD popularity (which decrease?) ?? Any comments ?

Re: The Unix Haters Handbook

2006-06-02 Thread Kevin Kinsey
Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: Actually, the main author of the UNIX Hater's Handbook is a well- regarded Unix and computer security expert who has written numerous books on the subject. Which is part of the appeal of the whole thing. Perhaps a tad like marriage; after years of familiarity, you c

Re: The Unix Haters Handbook

2006-06-02 Thread Dag-Erling Smørgrav
Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Technically FreeBSD has more right than SCO UNIX to be called UNIX No. Unlike FreeBSD, SCO UnixWare is a direct descendent of the original AT&T Unix. > Legally who cares laws and computer science have really not ever > mixed. That is a scary attitude which no