abarbarian Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 The United Space Alliance, which manages the computers aboard the International Space Station in association with NASA, has announced that the Windows XP computers aboard the ISS have been switched to Linux. “We migrated key functions from Windows to Linux because we needed an operating system that was stable and reliable.” http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/155392-international-space-station-switches-from-windows-to-linux-for-improved-reliability From the comments section, Doug Bates If they take out Windows, how will they keep the air in? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Excellent! Great that they chose Debian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Very cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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