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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 JustOK · · Score: 5, Funny

      Not if its on the watch list.

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    2. 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!

  3. 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!

  4. You haven't fully experienced mobility until... by zaunuz · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...you've surfed pr0n at 20.000ft

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

    If I Wine do I get a Windows seat?

  6. 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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