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Tux Enlisted for U.S. Defense Program

Posted by samzenpus on from the free-as-in-bombs dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Linux is a key part of the Army's massive $200B FCS (Future Computing System) initiative, it seems. RTOS vendor LynuxWorks was chosen to provide the OS for 18 weapons platforms under development, because its LynxOS-178 real-time OS can run Linux binaries -- including the "common operating environment" that Boeing is developing for FCS."

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  1. Hardly suprising... by firehorsey · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    .. I mean, come on - its either Linux or Microsoft, and the Navy is a little 'concerned' using MS products after their ship failed when NT crashed.

  2. is linux guilty of murder now? by rambozo · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    is linux guilty of murder now?

  3. Yay, no BSOD by Janitha · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Well that cleared up my worry about weapons being put a certain other OS and getting BSODs.

  4. the new gpl by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    should prohibit the military use of gpl software.

  5. Scumbags use linux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And what if people aroud world don't want Linux to be used for US war crimes?