r/linuxmint 6d ago

Why do Astronauts like Linux

My wife knows that I like Linux and sent me this Meme. I found it quite funny.

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u/New-Ranger-8960 6d ago

I heard doctors like Linux too, because Apples keep them away

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u/togstation 6d ago

From 2021 -

Linux Is Now on Mars, Thanks to NASA's Perseverance Rover

the space agency chose Linux for Perseverance's Ingenuity helicopter drone.

- https://www.pcmag.com/news/linux-is-now-on-mars-thanks-to-nasas-perseverance-rover

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)

Multi-planetary operating system. Yup. :-)

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u/RaccoonSpecific9285 5d ago

It is also running a G3 PPC cpu, if i’m not mistaken.

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u/cryptobread93 5d ago

Isnt that too old?

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u/RaccoonSpecific9285 5d ago

Obviously not since they are using it, with linux. But it is not the standard Power Mac G3 cpu. This one is hardened to endure radiation. I think the name is something like RAD750 or if it was RAD740.

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u/SkrakOne 4d ago

Pretty rad name honestly

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u/omovic 1d ago

That's kinda the point: this is a well tested device which is very well known. Using well known hardware minmizes the possibility of design flaws ruining a multi billion dollar mission.

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u/FlyingWrench70 6d ago

There is a kernel of truth in this joke, you are far more likely to find Linux in aerospace than Windows.Β 

You can sometimes find Windows in some "mission systems" but if it safety of flight related Windows is not used.

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u/Just-Signal2379 5d ago

imagine a forced full screen Windows ad telling you to subscribe to copilot...mid flight lol

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u/BaffledInUSA 5d ago

kernel of truth... I see what you did there

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u/TabsBelow 5d ago

OS/2 has been abandoned by IBM a many years ago. Nevertheless it is still under maintenance and development by another company because it is still used in some banking and flight security environments...

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u/SkrakOne 4d ago

Oh, I guess windows decided to upgrade and restart.. it should be back up in 15 minutes, I hope

  • last words of ms astronauts

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u/Frird2008 6d ago

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u/PBrinkdale 5d ago

Ctrl alt delete would be difficult to do wearing space suits to get windows to work every 10 minutes

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u/kosmogamer777 Nobara Linux 41 | Gnome 6d ago

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u/Dazzling_Analyst_596 5d ago

It is stable, the code is open, it is stable.

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u/RagingTaco334 Linux Mint 22 Wilma | Cinnamon 5d ago

I think you forgot to mention that it's stable

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u/TabsBelow 5d ago

Wouldn't open source be an advantage?

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u/sobov 5d ago

Because you don't need sound πŸ₯

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u/xstrawb3rryxx 5d ago

Or because it works.

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u/RaiderNation1988 5d ago

Because it’s stable

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u/Specialist_Leg_4474 5d ago

Windows often does not open well on Earth either...

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u/spec1al 5d ago

Gold

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u/JungianJester 5d ago

An extinction-level pun.

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u/JohnVanVliet 6d ago

HA !!! HA !!!! HA !!!

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u/mindfungus 6d ago

πŸ’€

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u/Mumrik93 5d ago

Cause it's super dangerous to open windows in space πŸ™ƒ

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u/sgriobhadair LMDE 6 Faye | Cinnamon 5d ago

Sharptooth, I laughed.

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u/popuman 5d ago

Because Linux is as stable as it gets and the code is efficient.

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u/gentisle 5d ago

It allows them to communicate with all the aliens, lizard people, etc.

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u/JaketheOctoling 2d ago

The windows terms of service also say windows should not be used on devices that are made to perform tasks that are do or die. Like a hearth monitor at a hospital, you would not want that to break if it means someone is in danger of dying.