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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Linux in the military (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So it's no secret that some parts of the army in the USA and my country (UK) sometimes use legacy software like DOS for niche roles as they're robust including older versions of Windows.

But.. where does Linux fit in this? It's a kernel OS that's used in top of the line supercomputers, workstations, medical equipment and weather stations.

I imagine some aspects of this would be military secrets but how do they use it? I know that Linux was used for certain space projects with NASA but I'm talking about army applications.

TLDR : Does the penguin OS power shooty shooty machines and tanks

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Don’t look too deeply into this unless you’re comfortable discovering that the military and security state is a prolific contributor to many open source projects.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 months ago (2 children)

SELinux was a product of the NSA. Maybe the best thing that agency has done.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They also created ghidra! Probably second best

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Also PRISM. Maybe the third—wait, wrong side of the array—worst.

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