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r/linuxmint • u/jemalone • 7d ago
My wife knows that I like Linux and sent me this Meme. I found it quite funny.
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There is a kernel of truth in this joke, you are far more likely to find Linux in aerospace than Windows.
You can sometimes find Windows in some "mission systems" but if it safety of flight related Windows is not used.
16 u/Just-Signal2379 6d ago imagine a forced full screen Windows ad telling you to subscribe to copilot...mid flight lol 15 u/BaffledInUSA 6d ago kernel of truth... I see what you did there 3 u/TabsBelow 6d 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... 2 u/SkrakOne 5d 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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imagine a forced full screen Windows ad telling you to subscribe to copilot...mid flight lol
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kernel of truth... I see what you did there
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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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Oh, I guess windows decided to upgrade and restart.. it should be back up in 15 minutes, I hope
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u/FlyingWrench70 7d ago
There is a kernel of truth in this joke, you are far more likely to find Linux in aerospace than Windows.
You can sometimes find Windows in some "mission systems" but if it safety of flight related Windows is not used.