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Korean Air Mission Critical Systems Moved to Linux

Posted by Hemos on from the good-work-tux dept.

securitas writes "ZDNet is reporting that Korean Air has decided to move its flight-crew scheduling and daily accounting systems to Linux running on an IBM mainframe, and 5000 users will access this information through their browsers starting in September. "

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  1. Re:Yay... by mrgoat · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Huh. Moderators are smoking crack again, that one was funny.

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  2. Gawd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Slashdot fucking sucks again. Oh well, at least it's time for Pre-Season football!

  3. Yay... by Rakefighter · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In other, equally important, news:

    I've decided to install Linux on my dick. This will revolutionize the known world of penile control mechanisms, while also bringing lots of attention to the upstart OS.

    It's going to be a bit hard, I imagine. A custom kernal should help smoothe things out, though.

    Somebody call Slashdot! I'm gonna make a Beowolf Cluster of these babies!

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    1. Re:Yay... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      not a bad idea, Windows takes too much of your RAM.

  4. sumtingwong here by layingMantis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey, at least Hemos didn't try to add his little tidbit to the story to make it sound relevant.

    1. Re:sumtingwong here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      Oh shut-up you twerp!

      Hemos should plug your mouth with his vibrating butt-plug -- after using it, of course.

  5. Hemos was arrested! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Man, this guy needs to get some help!

    Sheep Molester Jeffrey Bates arrested.

  6. Linux in the Air? by resistant · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The 3,000 pilots and flight crew members will query the mainframe system to check the status of their assignments.

    Will the stewardesses be given special instructions about how to handle clients who demand canned mackerel?

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  7. Re:Less flight screwups? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    My KAL flight was delayed four hours at JFK cause of some stupid canadian air problem. IT'S ALL CANADIA'S FAULT!

    As for crashing, SHUT YOUR TRAP! I don't enjoy having constant lingering thoughts of death for 14 hours on two non-stop flights between New York and Seoul.