The Current Challenges With Using Linux On Airplanes
The Current Challenges With Using Linux On Airplanes
cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/368257
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I agree that a small, special purpose OS would probably be more suitable for safety-critical systems. On the other hand I highly doubt that the safety-culture is better at Boeing than in the Linux ecosystem.
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I'd expect it to be about the same, with 737 MAX, yes, on one side and too many examples on the other.
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You forget to take into account that every Boeing employee knows they are building systems that can kill people if things go wrong. Meanwhile on Linux a lot of bugs really don't matter that much, especially in -rc and otherwise non LTS versions.
Taking that into account their safety culture is much worse.
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For a company building bloody airplanes - yes, I totally agree.
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