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shot_baker 10-07-2002 07:12 PM
NASA runs on linux!!! :D
 
well... their weather tracking systems any way, I don't know about everything else. I was watching NASA TV today before the shuttle launch, and they were showing the weather and radar pictures. Because it wasn't in full screen, and the guy controling it was moving windows around, you could see the Gnome desktop, taskbar, and system monitor behind it. :D

Actually, it's not much of a surprise. Would you trust how many billions of dollars of equipment and several lives in space to the power (or lack there of) of microsoft or macOS? A no brainer for me...

Thymox 10-07-2002 07:16 PM
Much and all as I think it'd be great if NASA did use Linux, just having Gnome running doesn't mean that it's Linux. Gnome will run on most *nix systems not just Linux.

neo77777 10-07-2002 07:34 PM
If you are really curious you might want to check out this http://flightlinux.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Tux is already exploring outer space!!!

Thymox 10-07-2002 07:43 PM
I take it back, shot_baker. It seems that NASA are getting involved in the revolution after all! Sorry if I sounded a bit harsh, but my argument still stands that just running Gnome doesn't mean that Linux is running underneath. Go NASA!

neo77777 10-07-2002 07:50 PM
No doubt about it, gnome is as solid on linux as it is on a solaris system. I'd flip when I see Gnome for Win32, is it there yet? I'll do a quick search now.

neo77777 10-07-2002 07:52 PM
And it seems we are there too!!! :D

Thymox 10-07-2002 07:55 PM
Gnome on Cygwin (Win32)?

shot_baker 10-07-2002 09:07 PM
yeah, thats right about gnome running on other operating systems. a premature assumption on my part. sorry. :(

that is cool, though how they are using it up there. First penguin in space by my book of records :p

neo77777 10-07-2002 10:54 PM
Quote:
Gnome on Cygwin (Win32)?
Sorry I forgot the link http://www.gtlinc.com/gnome-desktop.html

neo77777 10-07-2002 10:58 PM
And now I'd say "Oooooooops"
Quote:
Linux GNOME Desktop for Windows

GTL is no longer distributing the binaries for the Linux GNOME Desktop for Windows. The Free Software Foundation determined that distributing the binaries would be violating the GNU Public License. In respect of their intellectual propery rights, we are no longer distributing the Linux Gnome Desktop for Windows.

LabRad 10-08-2002 08:33 AM
BTW: Nasa also uses(or used) openBSD.


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