Land Warrior Army Suits Simplified, Linux-ized

Dosco Jones writes 'The Army is drastically simplifying the makeup of its high-tech soldier ensemble, the Land Warrior, in an effort to make the system less prone to failures and easier to use,' National Defense reports. Defense Tech continues: 'After the last version of Land Warrior failed reliability tests earlier this year, the Army switched gears and decided to make the system less complex and modify the hardware to make it compatible with the new [and controversial] Stryker infantry vehicle. Changes include a more simplified data bus and a Linux-based operating system, as opposed to Windows. 'Evidence shows that Linux is more stable. We are moving in general to where the Army is going, to Linux-based OS', says the program's manager, Lt. Col. Dave Gallop."

Comments

fair fight?

[Profe55or Booty]

what ever happened to honor? the us comes in and kill people with missles on donkeys looking like storm troopers. that's messed up, yo. the us should give people that they fight a chance. it's not right.

Re:fair fight?

[homerules]

Sorry but the Middle Ages have ended.

Re:Sadly

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah, the Marines pitch and the Army catches.

Re:Stryker?

[xenocide2]

Still, you can't help but feel that if both these gentlemen's name had been Tinkerbell, a more "Xtreme" name would have been chosen.