Funny stuff!

[burns]

On May 13, 2002 03:33 pm, Condon Thomas A KPWA wrote:
> > >Re the Gatwick and Heathrow shots, just be glad there are
> >
> > none showing
> >
> > >the BSOD in an AirBus cockpit.
> >
> > Damn! That's scarey!  And I thought the French were not using the
> > Windows virus.
> >
> > While Boeing's pretty committed to Micro$oft (perhaps the move to
> > Chicago will help them see the light), I don't know anybody there
> > who would think of putting it aboard an airplane for anything but
> > game playing.
>
> Not to worry.  I've been in the trenches of FAA certification of flight
> software.  M$ wouldn't come close to being certified for use on a plane.
> For one thing, you have to be able to inspect the source.  :-})
>

In a slightly related subject NAVCANADA is deploying a new mission critical  
air operation system to all airports in Canada, built upon Unix and Linux. 

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burns