On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Jerome Tan wrote: > > And don't redefine STABILITY as it is commonly understood to > > be. OS stability refers to how resistant it is to crashes. > > Security, bootup speed, and hibernation abilities have nothing > > to do with the definition. If you took the time to read my > > post carefully, you'd see that I am not attempting to mix up > > the two, rather it is your post that does. > > > OS stability may mean how resistant it is to crashes, but the true measure > is how long it can run without rebooting.
This i do not particularly agree with. Any OS that does absolutely nothing will run forever, assuming no hardware or power problems occur. The true measure of robustness is running a server at full load (database, proxy, smtp, using full VM, even running out of memory etc) for the longest possible time. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
