Re: Funny stuff!

2002-05-14 Thread burns

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. 

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Re: Funny stuff!

2002-05-13 Thread Roger Oberholtzer

On Sun, 12 May 2002 22:47:27 -0700
Bill Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 On Sun, May 12, 2002 at 10:37:44PM -0600, Collins wrote:
 On Sun, 12 May 2002 22:25:33 -0600 Tyler Regas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
  modules
 
 ROTFLMAO - this is Windows to the core!
 
 Check out http://zem.squidly.org/bsod/

Re the Gatwick and Heathrow shots, just be glad there are none showing
the BSOD in an AirBus cockpit. 

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RE: Funny stuff!

2002-05-13 Thread Condon Thomas A KPWA


 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 Harmony's Way, and In A Chord,

Tom  :-})

Thomas A. Condon
Barbershop Bass Singer
Registered Linux User #154358

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Funny stuff!

2002-05-12 Thread Tyler Regas

This should be considered art and no defacement.

http://www.pdai.org/modules.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=24

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Re: Funny stuff!

2002-05-12 Thread Collins

On Sun, 12 May 2002 22:25:33 -0600 Tyler Regas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
 modules

ROTFLMAO - this is Windows to the core!

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Re: Funny stuff!

2002-05-12 Thread Bill Campbell

On Sun, May 12, 2002 at 10:37:44PM -0600, Collins wrote:
On Sun, 12 May 2002 22:25:33 -0600 Tyler Regas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
 modules

ROTFLMAO - this is Windows to the core!

Check out http://zem.squidly.org/bsod/

Bill
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