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U.S. Army's Future Combat System Will Run Linux

Posted by timothy on from the projects-always-get-scrapped-and-revised dept.

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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  1. -1 First Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
  2. I changed my view on the war. by shaklee · · Score: -1, Troll

    I hope bush does not attack now, we just got weaker.

  3. my head hurts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    first still hungover post

  4. fp? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    yes i think so...

  5. If they want stability and performance.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...they should run FreeBSD.

  6. Oh great! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Just what we need -- Linux snobs with guns, lots of guns...

  7. Re: money saving technique by composer777 · · Score: -1, Troll

    That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Everyone knows that rich people don't earn their money.

  8. Re: money saving technique by quinto2000 · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's a load of crap.

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  9. Re:It's the end for America by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    How the fuck is this insightful? It is completely fucking wrong. Microsoft has granted the US more access than anyone through their Shared Source licensing program. This bullshit farce has been perpetuated because some fucking idiot at lawmeme was too stupid to fully comprejend that Allchin's comments were geared towards Judge Jackson and the DOJ'ssuggestion that the source code for Windows and Office be made open source to all.