The USA Runs On Linux

[kevin11951]

i found a site that checks to see what operating system/web server

and it turns out the united states of america run on linux!

http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usa.gov%2F

OS Server Last changed IP address Netblock Owner
Linux Apache 4-Aug-2008 8.12.211.124 Genuity

[darthmob]

there is an interesting article about building basic web spiders here (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-spider/index.html).
there is a script to find out about the server running, too. it is quite interesting to see which official sites run which systems.

[JT9161]

Any ideas about what distro ? I would imiagine its most likely an older one like Red-Hat or Debian

[stinger30au]

well if you want some thing reliable...


look like they found it

[Methuselah]

Its funny how anyone who surfs the net probably makes use of linux everyday.
They might not want to use linux on their desktops but they're using it for sure!

[kevin11951]

i was just on my friends myspace page and it crashed for the bazillionth time... guess what its running?

http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.myspace.com

[Methuselah]

And NBC's servers run linux too:
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.nbc.com
Even though they'd rather you not (if you want to see certain content anyway).

[Jim!]

Myspace didn't crash because it's hosted using Windows server 2003.........

[NovaAesa]

You tricked me with the thread title... I demand a refund!

[JillSwift]

Myspace didn't crash because it's hosted using Windows server 2003.........So, why does it crash?

[lisati]

I found http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=geocities.com interesting - sometimes it's "unknown", sometimes it's FreeBSD

[dicecca112]

http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=whitehouse.gov runs Solaris

[zmjjmz]

http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.google.com

They run entirely on Linux, and their own web server.

[tuxxy]

fleabay runs IIS :lolflag:

[ACMiller]

Looks like live.com (the microsoft search engine) may have a bit of linux in their mix!http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.live.com

[zmjjmz]

Looks like someone bought it from them actually.

Though no, seriously, the MS sites are behind a Linux firewall, so it looks like MS is running Linux but they aren't.

[VitaLiNux]

And do you guys know what's www.live.com running on their 5 main servers?

http://www.live.com (http://www.live.com/) was running unknown on Linux when last queried at 7-Aug-2008 09:05:10 GMT - refresh now (http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.live.com&probe=1) Site Report (http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://www.live.com)
Try out the Netcraft Toolbar! (http://toolbar.netcraft.com/)
http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.live.com
OMFG!

[grossaffe]

So, why does it crash?
some of the people who access myspace do so on unix based machines, and we all know how contagious their instability is.

[Jim!]

So, why does it crash?

It "crashes" because linux isn't invincible and still has a whole lot of stability issues, like terrible flash support.... Sites like Myspace and Bebo "crash" quite frequently on Ubuntu. Though it's not really the site that's crashing, just firefox.

[JillSwift]

It "crashes" because linux isn't invincible and still has a whole lot of stability issues, like terrible flash support.... Sites like Myspace and Bebo "crash" quite frequently on Ubuntu. Though it's not really the site that's crashing, just firefox.Well, we were talking about the site - the servers - not a user's browser. I know why they crash.
I asked because you were so certain it had nothing to do with the software used, that you'd have some idea what the actual reason is or was.

[hufferd]

i was just on my friends myspace page and it crashed for the bazillionth time... Guess what its running?

http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.myspace.com

haha that is too funny :)

[kevin11951]

It "crashes" because linux isn't invincible and still has a whole lot of stability issues, like terrible flash support.... Sites like Myspace and Bebo "crash" quite frequently on Ubuntu. Though it's not really the site that's crashing, just firefox.

one minute! when i said "crash" i meant how certain pages will load with huge errors on them, telling you to refresh the page, it happens like every time i go there.

[clinux]

I've checked the best universities in america,england and germany. Most of them use Linux or Solaris and some of them FreeBSD. Florida univ uses (http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.ufl.edu) AIX (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIX) :D.

[Jim!]

Well, we were talking about the site - the servers - not a user's browser. I know why they crash.
I asked because you were so certain it had nothing to do with the software used, that you'd have some idea what the actual reason is or was.

Please don't assume I was certain it was a result of the software being used, all I said was

"Myspace didn't crash because it's hosted using Windows server 2003........."
Where in there did I proclaim that it was because I'm so certain of software issues? Though in actual truth it is a software issue, in linux. Funny how millions of Windows users around the world don't seem to have issues with said sites.

[JillSwift]

Please don't assume I was certain it was a result of the software being used, all I said was

"Myspace didn't crash because it's hosted using Windows server 2003........."

Where in there did I proclaim that it was because I'm so certain of software issues?You said "Myspace didn't crash because it's hosted using Windows server 2003........." not "I think..." or "It's likely that...", so, it was a statement of certainty.


Though in actual truth it is a software issue, in linux. Funny how millions of Windows users around the world don't seem to have issues with said sites.There you go again, talking about browsers, and I already said I know why the browsers crash. I'm not interested in the browsers.
I'm talking about the performance of the servers and their low average up-time and constant reporting of internal error recovery.

[tiachopvutru]

Please don't assume I was certain it was a result of the software being used, all I said was

"Myspace didn't crash because it's hosted using Windows server 2003........."
Where in there did I proclaim that it was because I'm so certain of software issues? Though in actual truth it is a software issue, in linux. Funny how millions of Windows users around the world don't seem to have issues with said sites.

I think you are misunderstanding their points...

Beside, when you phrase your sentence that way, it's implied that you know the reason why Myspace crashes frequently, or rather, why--as you have put--it didn't crash just because it's hosted using Windows Server 2003.

[tarps87]

You'll never guess what this forums using :)

[kevin11951]

You'll never guess what this forums using :)

just a stab in the dark, but could it be:
Linux Apache/2.0.55 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.1.2

[klange]

I'm the only queried site running out of my netblock (http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/hosted?netname=RRACI,76.188.0.0,76.189.255.255)...

The OLPC site runs Ubuntu (http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.laptop.org).