On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Jesper Holmberg pushed some tiny letters in this order:
> * On Thursday, August 31, Sarang Lakare wrote:
> > No you don't have to [reboot].. as I had mentioned in a previous emial.. a simple
> > "init 3" followed by "init 5" would have helped :).. I like the challange
> > of doing everything (but kernel upgrade) w/o rebooting :))
> >
>
> Well, what would be the difference between running init 3/5 and a soft
> reboot? In my opinion, it's the same thing. Both ways, init is the
> first process to start. Not rereading bios settings is the only difference I
> can think of. Init is in effect a reboot.
>
I think it has to do with the output of the uptime command and bragging rights
regarding the stability of the operating system. :)
Tony
