[olug] US Army 'going to Linux' after OS switch for GI PDA

[Bill Brush]

The "Land Warrior" system is VERY cool technology.  My only concern (as a
history buff) is that our military is getting to "Whiz-bang" and then what
happens to a unit that gets cut-off and is out of supply.  All that very
expensive training and equipment becomes useless.

It's still damn cool though.  Someday soon we'll start seeing power-assist
exoskeletons (the army has already started R&D on synthetic muscle).

Bill


                                                                                                                                           
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Now how cool is that, and I don't necessarily mean just the fact that
they are going with linux.

Jay Swackhamer wrote:
> Talk about an Army of one.......but will they pre-install xbill?
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> full article at http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/33611.html
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> The US Army has abandoned Windows and chosen Linux for a key component of
> its "Land Warrior" programme, according to a report in National Defense
> Magazine.
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> ........
> According to program manager Lt Col Dave Gallop this is part of a broader
> move towards Linux by the US Army: "Evidence shows that Linux is more
> stable.
> ........
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