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Linux And Innovative Simulations

Posted by timothy on from the illusion-of-motion dept.

cameronhunt writes "This article (shameless plug alert - I'm quoted in it) presents a growing trend of integrating simulated and live training in the military - often using Linux and Open Source methods, standards, and protocols. This trend isn't just in the military, but increasingly found everywhere from games to everyday life. I'll be talking more about this at LinuxWorld."

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  1. gah by Tirel · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Oh great, soon war for observers will look like a session of panzer general only with real people dying.

  2. Silly article, silly summary by swordgeek · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm sorry, but there are two entirely distinct topics in this article:

    1) Wargames
    2) Linux

    Part of the article talks in depth about the wargames, the way they're going about it, what they hope to accomplish, etc.

    However, other parts of the article talk about Linux controlling these wargames, as though that was the crux of the article. Now it's not impossible (or bad) to write an article that ties these two subjects together, but this comes across as either (a) two articles smooshed into one, or (b) An article about wargames written by a Linux evangelist.

    Just a thought. Not everything that involves Linux is about Linux.

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  3. Some in the industry are no Mr. Spock by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Although some in the industry fear that Linux might be open enough to represent a potential security risk

    This logic is like saying that "You cannot be hit by a bullet if you just close your eyes, because then you will not see the bullet. But if you keep your eyes open you will see lots of bullets in the battle field and have a greater chance of getting hit."

    1. Re:Some in the industry are no Mr. Spock by m1chael · · Score: 0, Insightful

      it is also like saying that there exists software that doesnt present a potential security risk. if only we could find it :)

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  4. Ender's Game by �berhund · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Sounds like Ender's Game, except... well, I won't spoil it if you haven't read it.

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