Re: More benchmark bullshit, and Linux luser mating calls... (was Re: Linux betas NT in TPC testing, running Oracle8

Leslie Mikesell <les_at_MCS.COM> wrote:
: In article <7g30in$15b$1_at_news.campuscwix.net>,
: Martin Ozolins <Martin.Ozollins_at_cwusa.com> wrote:
: >
: >>>Would you care to elaborate? And be specific.
: >>
: >>You don't have to reboot the machine every time you make a configuration
: >>change in Linux. How do people live with having to reboot NT servers
: >>for something as simple as adding an external modem to a serial port?
: >>
: >None, unless you are installing it as a RAS device in which case it is
: >equivilent to installing a NIC.

: Yes of course I want the option of using my modem for networking.
: What does that have to do with the need to reboot? Operating
: sytems designed as reliable servers don't need that.

Whether or not one needs to reboot a server for changes has _ZERO_ bearing on its stability. Stability is an issue of how good the hardware and the drivers using that hardware are.

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