Linux Played a Vital Role In Discovery of Higgs Boson

An anonymous reader writes "Scientific Linux and Ubuntu had a vital role in the discovery of the new boson at CERN. Linux systems are used every day in their analysis, together with hosts of open software, such as ROOT. Linux plays a major role in the running of their networks of computers (in the grid etc.) and it is used for the intensive work in their calculations."

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[hairyfeet]

I never understood why everyone acts like this is a big deal, i mean would you be surprised if a moped gets good gas mileage or a truck has good hauling capacity?

Its really REALLY simple folks: Linux is good for embedded, for large clusters (like what CERN uses i'm sure) and for web hosting. Windows is good for desktops, laptops, and small business servers, Apple is good for consumer devices like tablets and phones.

See how easy that is? You don't try to drive in screws with a hammer and you don't run large clusters on Windows, that's just not what its good at. Linux is VERY good at that, so why would that be news? This just in, the guys at CERN use the best tool for the job, film at 11.