BTW, OSDL did the same by putting linux 2.5 development versions in all their servers (getting uptimes of 200+ days in some cases BTW).
And what does uptime this prove? An arbitrary snapshot in the development cycle is stable when the code is evolving on a daily basis. If you are going to use a development kernel you should be rebooting on a daily basis.
The newer 406 MHz EPIRBs have specific user data and location information transmitted in their digital packets, so not only do they know the where, but they also know the who -- so when they get a boat beacon originating at someone's house they pretty much already know it's a false alarm.
When you register an EPIRB you also supply a 'next of kin' contact phone number so when the unit triggers they try & check first whether you aren't sitting at home.
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identical binaries: we want to be able to take binaries from one system and use them on another. If a binary crashes, we need to be able to reproduce the problem on another system. Having binaries compiled with different options everywhere makes tracking down stability issues and other bugs a nightmare.
So use the same/etc/make.conf on all your servers
patches: enterprise systems don't want to upgrade, they want the patches to be backported to their version. New version of foobar fixes a security hole? We don't want it! We want the old version, with a patch. Otherwise we might have to modify our config files.
Then install the patched ebuild. I went from openssh-3.7.1_p2-r1 to openssh-3.7.1_p2-r2, rather than upgrading to openssh-3.8_p1
vendor support: some products will only work on certain distributions. The reason is that the vendors don't have time to test their product on every distribution. If they have to pick only one or two, it will be RedHat Enterprise and SuSE Enterprise. Gentoo rules itself out by not having a canonical set of binaries. This a typical chicken & egg situation. Vendors are lazy and only support distributions with major market share, once gentoo becomes prevalant, they'll have to support it or lose customers.
CPU time is valuable: we spend lots of money on our servers, and expect to get performance out of them. We really don't want to waste CPU time on compiling. Yes, I'm aware that a faster machine can compile faster. So what? I'm not about to spec out faster machines just to keep up with the compilation requirements. We'd rather spend our money elsewhere. So you would rather your applications run at sub-optimal speeds. You can compile on non-production servers & install prebuilt packages.
At my previous employers we evaluated the Sledgehammer NAS from Maximum Throughput, which is Dell server running a modified (heavily tuned) linux kernel. They appear to make no attempt to adhere to the GPL, ie distributing their code.
What they've done is impressive if you compare it to a stock kernel running on the same box, but how do you go about checking whether what they are doing is legal? I found it difficult to find a way of raising the issue without pissing off my boss, suppliers, etc & appearing like a Open Source Zealot.
But I haven't done the pre-requisite
research - can word.DOCs be interpreted by something that can be run on the command-line? At least to show text-only, or even add
some limited formatting, á là lynx...
The peak volume doesn't actually increase, they just (over)compress the audio on commericals to make them sound louder. In theory you could detect the higher average sound level, but it would pretty tricky. I think it would just cut in & out the whole time.
A better way might be to detect the cue marks in the top right corner they show before each ad break (in the UK at least). We get them here so the regions know when to drop in their crappy local ads.
Thankfully the VW was 100 feet off the ground, but if it ended up getting hung lower, we'd have ferries crashing into it...
Yes it's a shame Jim Clark wasn't sailing Hyperion under the bridge at the time. With its 59m (195ft) mast, that would have made for a truer Slashdot experience.
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BTW, OSDL did the same by putting linux 2.5 development versions in all their servers (getting uptimes of 200+ days in some cases BTW).
And what does uptime this prove? An arbitrary snapshot in the development cycle is stable when the code is evolving on a daily basis. If you are going to use a development kernel you should be rebooting on a daily basis.
How about this one. Seems like he's got a chip on his shoulder...
The newer 406 MHz EPIRBs have specific user data and location information transmitted in their digital packets, so not only do they know the where, but they also know the who -- so when they get a boat beacon originating at someone's house they pretty much already know it's a false alarm.
When you register an EPIRB you also supply a 'next of kin' contact phone number so when the unit triggers they try & check first whether you aren't sitting at home.So use the same
Then install the patched ebuild. I went from openssh-3.7.1_p2-r1 to openssh-3.7.1_p2-r2, rather than upgrading to openssh-3.8_p1
This a typical chicken & egg situation. Vendors are lazy and only support distributions with major market share, once gentoo becomes prevalant, they'll have to support it or lose customers.
So you would rather your applications run at sub-optimal speeds. You can compile on non-production servers & install prebuilt packages.
At my previous employers we evaluated the Sledgehammer NAS from Maximum Throughput, which is Dell server running a modified (heavily tuned) linux kernel. They appear to make no attempt to adhere to the GPL, ie distributing their code.
What they've done is impressive if you compare it to a stock kernel running on the same box, but how do you go about checking whether what they are doing is legal? I found it difficult to find a way of raising the issue without pissing off my boss, suppliers, etc & appearing like a Open Source Zealot.
But I haven't done the pre-requisite research - can word .DOCs be interpreted by something that can be run on the command-line? At least to show text-only, or even add
some limited formatting, á là lynx...
How about wvware?The peak volume doesn't actually increase, they just (over)compress the audio on commericals to make them sound louder. In theory you could detect the higher average sound level, but it would pretty tricky. I think it would just cut in & out the whole time. A better way might be to detect the cue marks in the top right corner they show before each ad break (in the UK at least). We get them here so the regions know when to drop in their crappy local ads.
Thankfully the VW was 100 feet off the ground, but if it ended up getting hung lower, we'd have ferries crashing into it...
Yes it's a shame Jim Clark wasn't sailing Hyperion under the bridge at the time. With its 59m (195ft) mast, that would have made for a truer Slashdot experience.Yes, they should have used GOSUB, they'd have stood a much better chance of RETURN'ing.
There have been several crashes linked to cell phone usage in-flight
That's only because the pilot wasn't using a hands-free kit and took his hands off the stick to take the call.