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U.S. Army's Future Combat System Will Run Linux
jkastner writes "In 2001 Boeing was chosen to be the lead system integrator for the Army's Future Combat System. The bumper sticker description of this project is 'see first, understand first, act first and finish decisively,' and while Boeing's official FCS site doesn't have a lot of technical details, but you can find some good information at Global Security. To quote their page, "FCS is envisioned as a networked 'system of systems" that will include robotic reconnaissance vehicles and sensors; tactical mobile robots; mobile command, control and communications platforms; networked fires from futuristic ground and air platforms; and advanced three-dimensional targeting systems operating on land and in the air.' The Phase 2 request for proposals just appeared and the estimated price is $26 billion
through fiscal year 2009. The fact that the Army is spending billions of dollars on a project isn't anything new, but a little known fact is that the OS for FCS will be Linux (FAQ 4 here.)"
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Will this mean that the military will start recruiting 12-year-olds to keep everything running?
oderint dum metuant - Caligula ("Let them hate us, so long as they fear us")
What the fu** is "Kernel panic" and what is he doing with my B-52?
the kill command.
so much for IBM's ad campaign of "Peace. Love. Linux."
One giant leap into nuclear armageddon.
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£26 billion dollars ?????
I knew we were allies with the brits, but isn't this getting carried away?
This ought to make for some interesting device drivers and kernel patches.
.mil addresses submitting kernel patches --
I can see it now on the Kernel mailing list - a bunch of new developers with
Hey Linus - this one gives improved target acquisition for the Patriot II antimissle. If you want you can come see the live tests in Iraq.
.. .the next "killer app" will be for Linux
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As commander in chief, no way will I stand for MY DAMN RED-BLOODED ALL-AMERICAN APPLE PIE ARMY running a system developed by COMMIES! First thing Monday, I'm having a word with the Pentagon!
George W. Bush
President, United States of America
Wow... all you Linux zealots will now be responsible for the deaths of hundreds, thousands and perhaps some day millions. I hope your proud of yourselves! ;)
You liberals should be firmly backing Microsoft at this point... Windows is the ultimate anti-war software... I mean, how can you bomb the hell out of innocent civilians when your missile launch systems crash when you push the launch button!
But noooooo... with Linux, this'll never happen, and we can kill all the people we want with no doubt our systems will function properly.
Yeah, good job penguin-heads!
(In case there is any doubt, tongue is firmly planted in cheek here)
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£26 billion dollars ?????
I knew we were allies with the brits, but isn't this getting carried away?
I imagine it's something to do with the US Army using Paypal to pay for it. Maybe they got carried away bidding against Saddam for that 'leet "Leenix" thing on ebay.
As much as I hate to see Linux used for war, this is probably a good thing; can you imagine killer military robots running on Microsoft software? I don't want to see the headline, "Chinese Embassy Nuked by Talking Paper Clip."
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This wedding party has committed an illegal operation...
To quote their page, "FCS is envisioned as a networked 'system of systems" that will include robotic reconnaissance vehicles and sensors; tactical mobile robots; mobile command, control and communications platforms; networked fires from futuristic ground and air platforms; and advanced three-dimensional targeting systems operating on land and in the air.'
Oh, great. They're building SkyNet.
All robots. All automated. All computer controlled. And they're using Linux. Who'd have thought lil' Tux would eventually bring about the end of civilization? Linux's reliability means that SkyNet will become self-aware and overthrow the humans many years sooner than it would otherwise have done. At least if they ran Windoze we could rest assured that it would eventually collapse due to bluescreens or worms/viruses. But it's running Linux and will therefore be undefeatable. I fear the end is near...
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I was watching on the news a few weeks ago and they showed their all new, "state of the art" command and control center, a giant tent in the desert on the edge of Iraq.
The tent was full of computers, I would guess at least 100 and most likely more. There were soldiers sitting at them planning future battles.
As the camera panned about the tent it was extremely clear that every last one of them was running windows.
I saw that and thought, "Oh shit, we're screwed now!!"
I the security of this country relies on M$ we may as well just turn it over to the terrorists right now.
At least this dispells that age old myth about "Military Intelligence" in that it appears that maybe it really isn't an oxymoron after all...
Ah...you're talking about Bush, aren't you?
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