[ale] uptime?

[Jim Popovitch]

WooHoo! we finally got someone to flame this thread, and supposedly he
thinks I speak for the masses. :)   First ALS moved to the other coast,
and now Gary declares his independence. 

How many ALE'ers are there that are *not* from Atlanta?  10-12%?

-Jim P
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I'm bi-OS, I play games on NT and do serious work on Linux.  Your
milage may vary.


--- Gary Maltzen <maltzen at MM.COM> wrote:
> I've now seen several messages that appear to ascribe to me Rob H's
> rant about driving into work...
> 
> I was just trying to point out a solution that wouldn't be such a
> waste of personal time.
> 
> On 24 Feb at 17:05 PST, Jim P said
> 
> >I think it is generally accepted by all ALE'rs that any of us who
> >associate with WinNT do so from a non-preferential standing.  I did
> not
> >mean to imply that you loved your job. ;)
> 
> It's great that you speak for ALL the ALE'rs. Please don't presume to
> speak for me; especially since I'm *not* from Atlanta.
> 
> Actually, I *DO* enjoy my job. Wrong assumption on your part. I get
> to manage a mixed-platform shop in an exciting environment.
> 
> Note: A clear anti-NT position wins no points in my corner; I use the
> tool most appropriate for the situation. The fact that I am
> 'enthusiastic' about Linux does NOT preclude my ability to appreciate
> NT (and BSD).
> 
> (Incidentally, I *never* vote for single-issue candidates)
> 
> On 24 Feb at 17:05 PST, Jim P said
> 
> >> The point of having routine reboot is to clear pending 
> >> problems (like memory leaks) before they become 
> >> show-stoppers. 
> >
> >I did find this one comment by you utterly offensive.  Especially to
> >those of us who consider systems management a science, not a science
> >project.
> 
> Whoa! that second sentence was semantically loaded. Is there context
> to go with it?
> 
> At no point did I say this was a "preferable" situation. I fix
> problems; but the *order* in which I fix problems is based on
> priorities.
> 
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