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> Why Linux instead of an RTOS? An RTOS has nice guarantees, and I definitely see the appeal, but on the other hand: - SpaceX machines receive more irradiatio
by espadrine 8y ago
> Why Linux instead of an RTOS?
An RTOS has nice guarantees, and I definitely see the appeal, but on the other hand:
- SpaceX machines receive more irradiation that computers on the ground, so computation errors already make the behaviour of the software chaotic,
- The wealth of complex, widespread libraries helps a lot.