ISS's New OS

[Black Jesus]

International Space Station to boldly go with Linux over Windows
Computers aboard the International Space Station are to be switched from Windows XP to the Linux operating system in an attempt to improve stability and reliability.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...r-Windows.html


According to wikipedia, only .06% of the top 1000 supercomputers use Windows, the rest use *nix. In fact, Linux is dominant in every market besides the desktop, mainly because pre-built computer/laptop manufacturers for the most part only sell computers with Windows. However, the Linux desktop is definitely more enjoyable to use, and can do everything Windows can. WINE is not an emulator, its an imitation, and often in case of WoW I get better framerate on Linux.

You might not know that you use Linux everyday; when you drive your car, use a dvd player, an ATM, a gas pump, etc etc etc. We would not be living in the digital age if it weren't for linux, simply because it is free and in so much shit. If these companies otherwise would have to pay the big $ bux for shitty ass Windows, they might not even make the products at all (or they would be more expensive).

While I'm on the subject, the difference between BSD(Unix) and GNU/Linux is BSD uses a microkernel and Linux is monolithic. This means Linux is faster just by design since it doesn't have to load individual modules, they are just inherently in the core. BSD is for fucking morans.

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posting this from winblows btw cuz I'm doing mq2 development and have to make sure it works for stupid fuck windows ppl

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[Lubian]

Oh god, not another preacher of *nix.

[Hitchens]

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[Black Jesus]

GNU/LINUX IS THE GREATEST COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD

[Hitchens]

windows4lyfe

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[Hackscendence]

I don't even really understand what your point is here. Probably an obvious troll I should have avoided, but whatever, you've piqued my interest.

Performance is but one of the thousands of factors that determine success in this industry, and if you really think it's so much better than the alternatives on the market, why do you think its marketshare relegated to dev boxes and servers?

Don't get me wrong, I use Ubuntu for dev work at home and used to use fedora extensively in my old support job, but I can't think of more than a handful of friends I would ever think about recommending them to. User experience is still butt-fuck terrible with most distros relying on community support and rockhead linux developers creating long convoluted setup processes that expect the user to go WAY out of their way just to get things like audio and wireless functioning. You and I can handle it, but my dad would flip his dick if he brought home a new box and had to sit on bsd forums all night trying to figure out why the only native resolution available is 800x600.

I used to have hope back in high-school that the star wars future was possible, where you can hand a hydro spanner to a princess and she'll get right to work putting the hyperdrive back together, but lets face it, the reality is that we're moving headlong into the star trek future where 98% of people can't get shit done unless the computer talks.

Is that such a bad thing? We'll still have experts, and you'll ALWAYS still have a dev-OS that you can hack around in, but why try and force it on the 98% of the population that just wants to check their twitter feed without having to go root to get on their wifi?

Is linux better in terms of its basic design and performance? yes.

Does it have ANYTHING AT ALL else going for it? no.

[Black Jesus]

GOD'S OPERATING SYSTEM

[Glitch]

CAN THE ISS AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THIS TECHNOLOGY?
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[Hitchens]

Don't let Naez fool you. Most of his time is spent booted to Windows.

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