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Airbus 380 To Have Linux In Every Seat

Posted by kdawson on from the no-access-to-the-tubes-though dept.

jpatokal writes "Singapore Airlines will be rolling out the A380 superjumbo on October 26th, and a surprise awaits in the seat of every passenger: their personal Linux PC, running Red Hat. In addition to running the in-flight entertainment, passengers can also use a full copy of StarOffice, and there's a USB slot for importing/exporting documents or plugging in your own keyboard/mouse. Screen size is 10.6" (1280x768) in economy, 15.4" in business and a whopping 23" in first class (along with free noise-canceling headphones). The system is already available on current B777-300ER planes and will also be outfitted on the upcoming B787 Dreamliners."

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  1. I always believed by JRGhaddar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Penguins CAN fly!

    1. Re:I always believed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Penguins CAN fly! You could get a whale to fly if you attached four 76,000-lbf Rolls Royce Trent 900 engines to it.
    2. Re:I always believed by JustOK · · Score: 5, Funny

      Not if its on the watch list.

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    3. Re:I always believed by Ultra64 · · Score: 5, Funny

      you know how big of a bomb someone can fit in "their own keyboard and mouse"?

      One the size of a keyboard and mouse?
  2. finally by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    nerds can join their own version of the mile high club!

    1. Re:finally by maxwell+demon · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well, it gives a completely new meaning to the term "uptime" ...

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  3. Re:Delta/Song already uses Linux by shawn443 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I see. They must have recompiled the kernel.

  4. The Year of Linux on the Desktop by jon_anderson_ca · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, right... when penguins fly!

    1. Re:The Year of Linux on the Desktop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I have had it with these motherfucking penguins on this motherfucking plane!

  5. Re:Dedicated turbine by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 3, Funny

    The thing you're describing is called an APU. It's used to start the jet engines, and to power the aircraft on the ground, but in most commercial aircraft, it does not provide in-flight power once the main engines are running. Does it also run the slushie machine?
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  6. You haven't fully experienced mobility until... by zaunuz · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...you've surfed pr0n at 20.000ft

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  7. How to crash at 27,000 feet by WereRaven · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I Wine do I get a Windows seat?

  8. Re:Delta/Song already uses Linux by RAMMS+EIN · · Score: 3, Funny

    You must be new here. You do _not_ talk about Linux crashing on Slashdot.

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  9. Re:Delta/Song already uses Linux by jez9999 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm a unix guy all the way, and they told me I could not have access to the plane's
    media 'mainframe' or I would have had a look to see what was wrong.

    Wow, they sound like idiots. What airline wouldn't want a random passenger given root access to their systems?

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