Linux Foundation Training Prepares the International Space Station for Linux Migration | Linux.com

Lennart Sorensen lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org
Thu Mar 28 21:24:19 UTC 2013


On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:47:34PM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> | From: James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
> 
> | https://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/191-linux-training/711318-linux-foundation-training-prepares-the-international-space-station-for-linux-migration 
> 
> Thanks.  Interesting.
> 
> First part read like an add for the Linux Foundation Training Staff.
> I guess it is.
> 
> Didn't really explain why Linux is replacing Windows.
> 
> Later parts were a bit confusing.  What is Debian 6?  Why would moving
> from Scientific Linux (which release?) to Debian 6 provide more robust
> enterprise support?
> 
> What is Robonaut?  How could a humanoid robot make any sense on ISS?
> Seems like a crazy skeuomorphic idea.

Debian 6 is the current stable release of debian.  AKA squeeze.

Scientific linux seems to be a recompiled RHEL (just like centos).

RHEL makes debian like amazingly modern, so if they want something more
current than RHEL, it makes sense to go with Debian.  A lot more software
is packaged for Debian too, which may be handy for them.

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