On May 13, 2002 03:33 pm, Condon Thomas A KPWA wrote: > > >Re the Gatwick and Heathrow shots, just be glad there are > > > > none showing > > > > >the BSOD in an AirBus cockpit. > > > > Damn! That's scarey! And I thought the French were not using the > > Windows virus. > > > > While Boeing's pretty committed to Micro$oft (perhaps the move to > > Chicago will help them see the light), I don't know anybody there > > who would think of putting it aboard an airplane for anything but > > game playing. > > Not to worry. I've been in the trenches of FAA certification of flight > software. M$ wouldn't come close to being certified for use on a plane. > For one thing, you have to be able to inspect the source. :-}) >
In a slightly related subject NAVCANADA is deploying a new mission critical air operation system to all airports in Canada, built upon Unix and Linux. -- burns _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
