U.S. Army's Future Combat System Will Run Linux 742
jkastner writes "In 2001 Boeing was chosen to be the lead system integrator for the Army's Future Combat System. The bumper sticker description of this project is 'see first, understand first, act first and finish decisively,' and while Boeing's official FCS site doesn't have a lot of technical details, but you can find some good information at Global Security. To quote their page, "FCS is envisioned as a networked 'system of systems" that will include robotic reconnaissance vehicles and sensors; tactical mobile robots; mobile command, control and communications platforms; networked fires from futuristic ground and air platforms; and advanced three-dimensional targeting systems operating on land and in the air.' The Phase 2 request for proposals just appeared and the estimated price is $26 billion
through fiscal year 2009. The fact that the Army is spending billions of dollars on a project isn't anything new, but a little known fact is that the OS for FCS will be Linux (FAQ 4 here.)"
the true purpose (Score:1, Funny)
new recruits (Score:4, Funny)
What the f*** (Score:5, Funny)
They'll have to overload (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What the f*** (Score:5, Funny)
Obligatory RMS joke (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Bittersweet news (Score:1, Funny)
SON OF A BITCH! (Score:5, Funny)
TWENTY-NINE BILLION DOLLARS? (That's dollars, right? Not pesos or something?)
Somebody had better tell the Army that Linux is free and they're getting ripped off big time!
$29,000,000,000 (Score:5, Funny)
And why just Linux? That script is portable to any flavor of Unix!
Re:One small step for man... (Score:1, Funny)
Time for a new topic icon? (Score:4, Funny)
repeated cron job (Score:1, Funny)
(parabol)
Re:money saving technique (Score:5, Funny)
I knew we were allies with the brits, but isn't this getting carried away?
New Device Drivers (Score:5, Funny)
I can see it now on the Kernel mailing list - a bunch of new developers with
Hey Linus - this one gives improved target acquisition for the Patriot II antimissle. If you want you can come see the live tests in Iraq.
So the rumors are true... (Score:5, Funny)
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Suggestions:
- Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
- Try different keywords.
- Try more general keywords.
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It's the end for America (Score:3, Funny)
Deathbringers! (Score:5, Funny)
You liberals should be firmly backing Microsoft at this point... Windows is the ultimate anti-war software... I mean, how can you bomb the hell out of innocent civilians when your missile launch systems crash when you push the launch button!
But noooooo... with Linux, this'll never happen, and we can kill all the people we want with no doubt our systems will function properly.
Yeah, good job penguin-heads!
(In case there is any doubt, tongue is firmly planted in cheek here)
Re:money saving technique (Score:5, Funny)
I knew we were allies with the brits, but isn't this getting carried away?
I imagine it's something to do with the US Army using Paypal to pay for it. Maybe they got carried away bidding against Saddam for that 'leet "Leenix" thing on ebay.
War, Linux, and Microsoft (dark humor) (Score:3, Funny)
--Tina Russell thinks you're typing a letter. Would you like to go to the Bomb Iraqi Peasants Wizard?
This wedding party has committed an illegal operation...
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Oh, great. (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, great. They're building SkyNet.
All robots. All automated. All computer controlled. And they're using Linux. Who'd have thought lil' Tux would eventually bring about the end of civilization? Linux's reliability means that SkyNet will become self-aware and overthrow the humans many years sooner than it would otherwise have done. At least if they ran Windoze we could rest assured that it would eventually collapse due to bluescreens or worms/viruses. But it's running Linux and will therefore be undefeatable. I fear the end is near...
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or perhaps... (Score:3, Funny)
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This is GOOD! (Score:2, Funny)
The tent was full of computers, I would guess at least 100 and most likely more. There were soldiers sitting at them planning future battles.
As the camera panned about the tent it was extremely clear that every last one of them was running windows.
I saw that and thought, "Oh shit, we're screwed now!!"
I the security of this country relies on M$ we may as well just turn it over to the terrorists right now.
At least this dispells that age old myth about "Military Intelligence" in that it appears that maybe it really isn't an oxymoron after all...
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