The author of this 'article' is the president of a company that sells embedded RTOS's and related tool - therefore, he's biased to begin with. Most likely, he sees his company's market being deeply penetrated by Linux and is trying to stop the erosion with this article.
No nuclear reactors (AFAIK) have been put into space by NASA. There have been tests of nuclear rocket engines, but only ground tests, and I think that stopped back in the early/mid 60's. RTG's were used on the Apollo missions to power instruments left behind on the moon, and used by several probes to the outer planets (including Viking, IIRC). RTG stands for Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, and basically uses the heat given off by a radioactive material to generate electricy - no fission is involved.
Only native-born American citizens over 35 are qualified to be President, so this scenario is impossible. I suspect that the qualifications still apply for anyone suceeding to the presidency, ie. the Speaker of the House (who would suceed if the VP can't) could be a naturalized citizen, but he would be ineligible to to become President.
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The author of this 'article' is the president of a company that sells embedded RTOS's and related tool - therefore, he's biased to begin with. Most likely, he sees his company's market being deeply penetrated by Linux and is trying to stop the erosion with this article.
No nuclear reactors (AFAIK) have been put into space by NASA. There have been tests of nuclear rocket engines, but only ground tests, and I think that stopped back in the early/mid 60's. RTG's were used on the Apollo missions to power instruments left behind on the moon, and used by several probes to the outer planets (including Viking, IIRC). RTG stands for Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, and basically uses the heat given off by a radioactive material to generate electricy - no fission is involved.
Only native-born American citizens over 35 are qualified to be President, so this scenario is impossible. I suspect that the qualifications still apply for anyone suceeding to the presidency, ie. the Speaker of the House (who would suceed if the VP can't) could be a naturalized citizen, but he would be ineligible to to become President.