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Software Upgrade Crashes UK Air Traffic Control System

Posted by michael on from the quality-is-priority-1 dept.

pitpe writes "Earlier today the computer system controlling most of the UK's airspace failed, after tests in preparation for an upgrade failed. The original failure occurred at the West Drayton centre, which is an old (70's) system, as opposed to the new system at Swanage, which has had its own problems. A system wide reboot to fix the system resulted in the entire system being taken down temporarily."

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  1. Yep. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Score another one for outsourcing!

  2. Uh oh! by ANY5546 · · Score: -1, Troll

    That sounds like terrorism to me.

    Dubya should just cluster bomb all of England, just in case they are harboring terrorists!

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  3. This wouldn't have happened... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This wouldn't have happened had they been using Linux.
    Linux is the most stable operating system out there, much better than Micro$oft Winblows.

    That said, is this where MY TAX DOLLARS are going? Certainly a waste. These people are incompitent and should be out of a job.

  4. new linux distro idea by millahtime · · Score: -1, Troll

    Maybe a new linux distro needs to be made to do air traffic controlling. Something that could integrate into the current system.

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  5. atc by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Air Traffic control is a bitch.
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  6. Re:A new meaning: by Polkyb · · Score: 1, Troll

    Blue sky...? In England...?

    Are you mad...?

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  7. That's what happens by drgonzo59 · · Score: 0, Troll

    s/blue screen of death/bodies blown to bits

  8. Re:[obligatory anglo-troll] by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Dick Van Dyke (or Penis Lorry Lesbian as he was christened) never had a cockney accent.

  9. Yup, definitely not Windows... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...else the reboot would have fixed things easily instead of breaking them!

  10. French Approach by pommiekiwifruit · · Score: 0, Troll
    The French have it easy when they want to upgrade their systems. All they have to do is wait a couple of months until everyone is on strike (usually July and December) and then they can upgrade the systems then! Hey presto a rolling system of maintenance.

    Unless the system admins go on strike of course...