A good day for Linux... :)

[Michael Butash]

Linux continues to take over operation of "things" from air to ground,
already running things like Tesla vehicles with (multiple) Ubuntu systems,
and now others like Toyota using Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) for
infotainment and telemetry.  I for one cannot wait.

Oddly, I find most auto nav/radio entertainment systems are still running
bastards like WinCE and QNX, resulting in atrocious feature capabilities.
In most cases, they simply miss the point of what an mp3 player should do
(like playing id3 tagged music actually in order...), let alone all their
crappy UI mishaps that make your vehicle seem like something from the 90's
still.

Just use linux and/or android already, do everyone a favor.

-mb

On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 10:26 AM, <kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote:

> Unofficial (and unauthorized) disclosure:
> As of tomorrow, the first Linux-based 'FAA positions' (air traffic
> controller boxes) will be officially deployed in the 'En Route Air Traffic
> Control System'.
> That means that some controllers will be using Linux boxes instead of AIX
> boxes to move *YOUR* airplane from here to there.
> And that's only the tip of the iceberg...   :)
> For those of you 'uninitiated', there are essentially 4 phases to any
> flight:
> ground and take off,
> departure (or approach),
> transition and,
> 'en route'
> 'en route' will be all Linux in the future.
> As a 'Computer Geek' (and Linux user of 1.5 decades) worming on that
> software and a Commercial Pilot that talks over the radio with those
> controllers, I am pretty thrilled about it...
> ET
> PS: Contact your congress representative and OPPOSE Air Traffic Control
> privatization.
> It will affect you in ways that you don't even imagine...
> http://www.atcnotforsale.com/
> http://tinyurl.com/y7kw735t
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