XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: flatfish@marianatrench.com   
      
   On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:41:07 -0500, Big Steel wrote:   
      
   > On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:10:23 +1300, Lawrence D'Oliveiro   
   >  wrote:   
   >> In message , Ezekiel wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>> "Lawrence D'Oliveiro"  wrote in   
   > message   
   >>> news:ik4fpe$8ak$2@lust.ihug.co.nz...   
   >>>   
   >>>> In message   
   > ,   
   >>>> Justin wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> Two god damn hours to install SP1?  Good God, Microsoft is   
   > honestly   
   >>>>> trying to piss off their customers.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> And you can't even continue doing work while the update is   
   > installing.   
   >>>> Unlike Unix/Linux systems, Windows won't let you replace files   
   > that are   
   >>>> curently in use by a running process. So you have to stop   
   > everything   
   >>>> until the update is done.   
   >>>   
   >>> "You have to stop everything..." is simply a lie. You can   
   > continue doing   
   >>> whatever and any files that are in-use will get replaced after   
   > the next   
   >>> reboot.   
   >   
   >   
   >> In other words, in Windows, the update has to be suspended and   
   > continued   
   >> after the reboot, adding to the time it takes. That adds to your   
   > downtime.   
   >   
   >   
   >>>> Even Linux updates that require a reboot only need downtime for   
   > the   
   >>>> actual reboot, not for the installation of the update.   
   >>>   
   >>> So in both cases you end up rebooting.   
   >   
   >   
   >> The downtime in Linux is only for the duration of a normal reboot,   
   > not for   
   >> the installation of any part of the update.   
   >   
   >   
   >>> Some files are copied before the reboot - others after the   
   > reboot. It's a   
   >>> distinction without a practical difference.   
   >   
   >   
   >> Linux does ALL the installation and replacement of files BEFORE the   
   > reboot.   
   >> Thats the distinction that makes the real difference.   
   >   
   > I installed Win 7 last night on my desktop computer. All this lying   
   > junk you are talking about is a lie. You are a liar.   
      
   Just put it on my test system and it works fine.   
      
   Sounds like LiverBoy has a pirated copy of Windows 7 and SP1 rendered it   
   useless...   
      
   Can't wait to hear HPT and Marti whining.   
      
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