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> Linux runs everywhere at SpaceX, > he said, on everything from desktops > to spacecraft. Yet every time I've seen them advertise for sysadmin sysadmi
by avar 14y ago
> Linux runs everywhere at SpaceX,
> he said, on everything from desktops
> to spacecraft.
Yet every time I've seen them advertise for sysadmin sysadmin or programmer positions the indications are that at least all their internal network and website run heavily on Microsoft software, but their actual spacecraft use Linux/embedded.
It would be interesting to get an actual overview of what they use Linux for, and what they don't.
- devbug 14y agoThey use Linux for embedded systems, i.e., the Dragon and Falcon; and Windows on the ground. [1] http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1853ap/we_are_spacex_software_engineers_we_launch/c8bodrj http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1853ap/we_are_spacex_s...
- peripetylabs 14y agoIf I understand correctly, the "Ground Software team" uses LabVIEW extensively, which has only limited support on OS X and Linux: http://www.ni.com/labview/os-support/ http://www.ni.com/labview/os-support/