From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <059646be5f60c46e7434a05892f59e64@plan9.escet.urjc.es> To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] telnet From: Fco.J.Ballesteros In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="upas-xgwnsbpagslpyvlmtgosqlxbwp" Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:42:49 +0200 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6acffebe-eacd-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --upas-xgwnsbpagslpyvlmtgosqlxbwp Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We gather stats nightly and try to find out leaks and the like. Of course, we all like our file system to be solid as a rock (Ken was mostly there--modulo the bugs we suffered). I, mostly, agree with you. --upas-xgwnsbpagslpyvlmtgosqlxbwp Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Received: from mail.cse.psu.edu ([130.203.4.6]) by aquamar; Fri Apr 23 16:39:39 MDT 2004 Received: by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server, from userid 60001) id DF0A019B97; Fri, 23 Apr 2004 10:39:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from psuvax1.cse.psu.edu (psuvax1.cse.psu.edu [130.203.4.6]) by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server) with ESMTP id 834AF19AFC; Fri, 23 Apr 2004 10:39:28 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Delivered-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Received: by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server, from userid 60001) id 0E80019AEF; Fri, 23 Apr 2004 10:38:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mailwasher-b.lanl.gov (mailwasher.lanl.gov [192.16.0.25]) by mail.cse.psu.edu (CSE Mail Server) with ESMTP id BE02519AE6 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Fri, 23 Apr 2004 10:38:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mailrelay1.lanl.gov (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mailwasher-b.lanl.gov (8.12.10/8.12.10/(ccn-5)) with ESMTP id i3NEcEik018925 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Fri, 23 Apr 2004 08:38:14 -0600 Received: from ccs-mail.lanl.gov (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mailrelay1.lanl.gov (8.12.10/8.12.10/(ccn-5)) with ESMTP id i3NEcE31012074 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Fri, 23 Apr 2004 08:38:14 -0600 Received: from maxroach.lanl.gov (maxroach.lanl.gov [128.165.250.187]) by ccs-mail.lanl.gov (8.12.10/8.12.10/(ccn-5)) with ESMTP id i3NEcDwO008268 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Fri, 23 Apr 2004 08:38:13 -0600 From: ron minnich To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] telnet In-Reply-To: <30aff52398d26ce05f79da73b86be92e@plan9.escet.urjc.es> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.35 Sender: 9fans-admin@cse.psu.edu Errors-To: 9fans-admin@cse.psu.edu X-BeenThere: 9fans@cse.psu.edu X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu List-Id: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans.cse.psu.edu> List-Archive: Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 08:38:13 -0600 (MDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on psuvax1.cse.psu.edu X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-Spam-Level: On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, Fco.J.Ballesteros wrote: > Our file system runs mostly unattended. I admit a cron reboots it > once a week, but that's for safety :-) that's ok but not near good enough. I know lotsa people dislike linux but fact is 2-3 year uptimes are normal and boring nowadays, also true for BSD (in fact BSD usually still does a bit better, 2-3 year uptime was boring 8 years ago). Fossil is quite neat but needs the hardening steps. I'm well aware that nobody has the time but we ought to be aware of what is possible. ron --upas-xgwnsbpagslpyvlmtgosqlxbwp--