The Great OS Update Divide

The Great OS Update Divide
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Ever notice how Windows and Unix admins are basically different species? The left column shows the Windows admin's sacred incantation: "update and shutdown" โ€“ because Windows needs to apply those 47 patches and reboot or your machine becomes a digital petri dish.

Meanwhile, the Unix/Linux admin on the right smugly performs the superior "update and restart" โ€“ keeping that 400-day uptime streak alive because rebooting is for the weak. Their server has been running since the Obama administration and they're proud of it.

The subtle difference between shutdown and restart is the digital equivalent of "to-may-to" vs "to-mah-to" except one of them will get you fired when you accidentally take down production.

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