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Linux takes a seat on Qantas' new superjumbo jet

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 6 comments
Computerworld; By Howard Dahdah 		Mail this story
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Linux will be a passenger in every seat on Qantas' Airbus A380s airplanes. All of the airline's superjumbos -- the first of which will commence flying next week -- will have their in-flight entertainment systems powered by the operating system. The A380 is the first Qantas aircraft to utilize the Panasonic eX2 Inflight Entertainment System (IFE). All of Panasonic's X Series of IFE systems run on Linux.

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Comments (6)

tracyanne ·
People will have to learn how to use the Command Line, No one will be able to use the entertainment systems
tuxchick ·
"The cause of the crash was determined to be a rouge CLI."
jacog ·
rouge, eh? Those are almost as dangerous as the mascara ones. :P
Bob_Robertson ·
Hey! I've seen _Rain Man_, I know that Quantas doesn't crash.

It must have been Microsoft sabotage, to make sure that Linux doesn't fly.
tracyanne ·
[quote]I know that Quantas doesn't crash.[/qoute]

That was before QANTAS started moving it's engineering support offshore, to cut costs.... So their share holders could get an extra few million in dividends.
tuxchick ·
They are jacog, it's enough to make you loose your mind.

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