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Booted up in 1993, this server still runs – but not for much longer (2017)

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UltraSane · 1790681228 · focus · HN ↗
It is interesting how long server uptime used to be considered a good thing but now the shorter the average runtime the better as it indicates the system was designed to tolerate failures.
1. Suzuran · 1790685696 · focus · HN ↗
  No, a long uptime is evidence of the crime of not sacrificing sufficiently on the altar of security. You must be constantly interrupting service for security patches, firmware updates, release upgrades, etc. so your users are constantly reminded that security is your paramount concern.
  1. [deleted] · 1790690885 · focus · HN ↗
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