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rbc
on Jan 31, 2015
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Unique Ships of the U.S. Navy
Actually, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is a pretty wild ship too, complete with gas turbine electric propulsion and Linux:
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/the-na...
Amezarak
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Linux is used on the Arleigh Burke destroyers.
mikecb
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Yes, but Zumwalt has replaceable containerized datacenter units that can be swapped out for upgraded hardware and changing mission.
krschultz
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Meh, most combat ships in the navy are gas turbine powered. Linux is used in plenty of places. That whole project is overblown. If the bow went the other way, it wouldn't be thought of as"futuristic"
philwelch
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The Navy tried Windows NT once, but it crashed and the ship had to be towed to harbor:
http://gcn.com/Articles/1998/07/13/Software-glitches-leave-N...
Amezarak
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That's misleading. The failure had nothing to do with Windows NT, which is still used in the Navy.
philwelch
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Yes, but that ruins what in 1998 was a highly amusing story.
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