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What is the longest uptime?
The longest uptime for a single computer that I am aware of is, as of September 2019 a whooping 15 370 days (fifteen thousand days). This is a computer onboard Voyager2 space craft launched in year 1977. So it is over 40 years of continuous operation. And still in operation.
What runs on FreeBSD?
FreeBSD has been known for its web serving capabilities – sites that run on FreeBSD include Hacker News, Netcraft, NetEase, Netflix, Sina, Sony Japan, Rambler, Yahoo!, and Yandex.
Why does FreeBSD exist?
The main advantage of FreeBSD was it great stability and the possibility to operate for years without rebooting (with certified hardware). BSD (Berkeley Unix) born in 1977 predate Linux (started in 1991). With AT UNIX, this is one of the oldest distribution.
Does WhatsApp use FreeBSD?
WhatsApp, which has billions of messages sent over its platform every day, has been built with the FreeBSD operating system and the Erlang programming language — two “great tools” in the eyes of Acton.
What is the longest running computer?
According to the column, MOCAS is currently believed to be the world’s oldest computer program that’s remains in active use. It seems that MOCAS (Mechanization of Contract Administration Services) is still used by the United States Department of Defense running on an IBM 2098 model E-10 mainframe.
How long has PC been running?
You can open the Task Manager by right-clicking your computer clock and selecting “Start Task Manager.” When you click the “Performance” tab, you’ll see a list of values in the window’s System section. The “Up Time” value tells you how many days, hours, minutes and seconds the computer has been running.
Who owns FreeBSD?
The FreeBSD Project
FreeBSD
| FreeBSD 12.1 bootloader with ASCII art logo | |
|---|---|
| Developer | The FreeBSD Project |
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source |
Where can I use FreeBSD?
Here are some examples of the environments in which FreeBSD is used:
- Internet services. Many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) find FreeBSD ideal, running WWW, Usenet news, FTP, Email, and other services.
- X Window workstation.
- Networking.
- Software development.
- Net surfing.
- Education and research.
- And much more.
How WhatsApp makes money?
Whatsapp is earning its revenue through two different ways: 1) Subscription Fee: Whatsapp allows it’s user to enjoy the services for free for first year. However, after that it charges $0.99 for continued service. All the conversations on Whatsapp are backed up on Whatsapp servers constantly.
Who invented WhatsApp?
Jan Koum
Brian Acton
WhatsApp/Founders
WhatsApp was founded by Jan Koum and Brian Acton who had previously spent 20 years combined at Yahoo. WhatsApp joined Facebook in 2014, but continues to operate as a separate app with a laser focus on building a messaging service that works fast and reliably anywhere in the world.