Taking Linux to New Heights

JimDog writes "Literally. I've created a web site documenting the construction and launch of a high altitude 'weather' balloon, with a payload that runs Linux. The project was a great success, reached an altitude of 80,000 feet, and took some really amazing aerial photos."

Comments

not to troll, but ...

[josephgrossberg]

Shouldn't we be past the "Ooh, another place Linux is being used! Hooray!" phase by now?

I mean it's one thing if Linux passes some milestone in usage, or a really huge group of users (e.g. the government in India) switches over from the MS hegemony.

But doesn't presenting something like this as "news ... stuff that matters", simply undercut how far Linux has come?

Or was the pun headline too much to resist?

Re:not to troll, but ...

[First_In_Hell]

I agree, if Linux was gaining as much momentum as everyone says it is, would it still be news that a PC somewhere is running it.

I think that they have some cash registers at Kmart chains running Windows 98 . . . is that news too?

not bad but..

[grub]

I want a balloon that can float over Redmond and drop pieces of poo on the MS campus.