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Re: 2 years? can't be linux (was: Re: web server)
- To: Shaul Karl <shaulka(at-nospam)bezeqint.net>
- Subject: Re: 2 years? can't be linux (was: Re: web server)
- From: Ariel Biener <ariel(at-nospam)fireball.tau.ac.il>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 01:36:44 +0300 (IDT)
- cc: guy keren <choo(at-nospam)actcom.co.il>, Israeli Linux Mailing List <linux-il(at-nospam)linux.org.il>
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On Thu, 17 May 2001, Shaul Karl wrote:
Just consider the implications of sending such a machine on a long term
mission into space, on an unmanned shuttle.
--Ariel
>
> I would be very disappointed if the max uptime is measured in years and this
> state of affairs is ignored by the kernel developers. I hope that this would
> become at least tenths of years on 64 bits architectures, even if there will
> be no deliberate attempt to fix it.
> IMHO this limitation is severe because it should have strong impact on
> machines that are located in remote areas, critical missions machines,
> embedded systems and consumer electronics.
> In short, I want to determine the machine behavior and not the other way
> around.
>
> --
>
> Shaul Karl <shaulka@bezeqint.net>
>
> Hillel used to say: If I am not for myself who will be for me?
> Yet, if I am for myself only, what am I? And if not now, when?
> (Ethics Of The Fathers 1:14)
>
>
>
--
Ariel Biener
e-mail: ariel@post.tau.ac.il
PGP(6.5.8) public key http://www.tau.ac.il/~ariel/pgp.html
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