[NTLUG:Discuss] whoo hoo! Linux = Stability

[Kelledin]

On Tuesday 24 February 2004 04:01 pm, gan hawk wrote:
> Linux counter statistics is good because it does not display
> the machine name. But I always wonder something about similar
> netcraft statistics. Does long uptime, more than the patch
> cycle mean the machine is vulnerable ? I guess black hats can
> use the uptime information and attack the machine based on the
> kernel exploits. What do the others think about this issue ?

That's mostly why I haven't bothered with uptime lately.  Sure, 
it's a nice number, and it's fun for bragging rights, but from a 
practical standpoint it's just a vanity number.

I tend to value having a secure system more than having the "big 
number."

(It's not like I didn't shoot for the number when I could 
though--I once got about 190 days of uptime on kernel 2.4.7, 
before power outages became more than my UPS could handle.  Damn 
de-regulated Texas power industry.)

-- 
Kelledin
"If a server crashes in a server farm and no one pings it, does 
it still cost four figures to fix?"