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> maybe the software on spy satellites shouldn't be available to everyone. I would agree if I felt it made security stronger. I don't feel that way, given I kn
by Supermancho 6y ago
> maybe the software on spy satellites shouldn't be available to everyone.
I would agree if I felt it made security stronger. I don't feel that way, given I know now that satellite is likely running windows.
OSS serving as a basis, not the end-implementation of a system is how it would work in practice. Just like it does now with contracted vendors.
- LukeShu 6y agoI'd be surprised if satellites are running Windows. I'd guess VxWorks.
- atburrow 6y agoThe development machines used to create satellite software are likely running Windows, but the satellites are more likely to be running a real time OS such as VxWorks, Rodos, RTEMS, etc.
- pabs3 6y agoLinux will soon be a real-time OS, the RT patchset is going to be fully merged in the next one or two releases. https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/830660/43f429fb1159435a/ https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/830660/43f429fb1159435a/
- slg 6y agoIt isn't just about security, it is about information gathering. If you give someone all the software used on and to communicate with your spy satellites, it reveals the capabilities of those satellites.