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> Just look at Boeing and MCAS, probably not based on Linux. This just reinforces your general point, but it wouldn't matter if the 737 ran on Linux. The MCAS
by avar 6y ago
> Just look at Boeing and MCAS, probably not based on Linux.
This just reinforces your general point, but it wouldn't matter if the 737 ran on Linux. The MCAS behavior is part of the "business logic". No underlying OS would have prevented that issue. Just like the safety of the Linux network stack doesn't prevent grandma from E-Mailing her CC details to a scammer.
- addicted 6y agoBoeing’s management has done a good job recasting what were deliberate business decisions that drastically reduced safety into bugs and technical errors, at least in the public eye. It doesn’t seem the FAA is being too strict on them in this either, but I suspect the Europeans and Canadians will not go as easy on Boeing as the FAA has.