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The International Space Station just got a lot cooler
No, not commander Chris Hadfield's music video. This...
International Space Station Dumps Windows XP for Debian
Keith Chuvala of United Space Alliance, a contractor who handles much of the ISS operations, decided enough is enough after a 2008 security breach; he's switching the "dozens of laptops" aboard the ISS to Debian 6, a Linux operating system.
Mr. Chuvala comments, "We migrated key functions from Windows to Linux because we needed an operating system that was stable and reliable – one that would give us in-house control. So if we needed to patch, adjust or adapt, we could."
http://www.dailytech.com/International+Space+Station+Goes+Open+Source+Dumps+Windows+XP+for+Debian/article31527.htm
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