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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. Re:Does LynxOS really contain Linux code? by argent · · Score: 1, Troll

    I'm hoping FCS switches back to looking at Red Hat - at least they have a track record.

    My experience with Red Hat is that I wouldn't wish the military involved with that track record...

    At least you didn't say they have a good one. :)