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Linux Goes To War

Post by LinuxMint-4 » Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:28 am

Linux Goes To War

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April 21, 2008: One method of protecting your military networks from hackers is to use an operating system other than the ubiquitous Microsoft Windows (which controls over 85 percent of the market). Linux has been a popular choice for the military. The U.S. Navy uses Linux to run critical systems on its warships. The U.S. Army is using Linux for its networked FCS (Future Combat System) vehicles (which are still in development). The army is also converting many of its Microsoft Windows applications to run under Linux.
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Re: Linux Goes To War

Post by Gomer_X » Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:04 am

The NSA was involved in the development of SELinux.

It makes a lot of sense that the government and military wouldn't want to be tied into broken software that they can't legally fix.
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