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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by zacwebb on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @04:59PM (#19383701)
> There should be no proprietary software operating in regulated airspace.

Lmao seriously??

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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by dzhiurgis on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @07:11PM (#19384919)
It probably should be released into public scrutiny, but not developed as open source project.
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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by linuxftw on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @05:16PM (#19383904)
Sure, why not?
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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by moneytalks on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @05:06PM (#19383789)
Yes, the entire flight control system could just be an Electron app running open source javascript. Or typescript if you're a (type) safety nut.

# npm install boeing-aileron boeing-throttle boeing-flight-controls

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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by ReptileMan on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @05:16PM (#19383902)
Trust me, somebody somewhere have said that unironically...
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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by anticensor on Thursday March 14, 2019 @02:28PM (#19391969) 

   let airbus.controls=Object.assign({},boeing.controls};
   airbus.controls.yoke=undefined;
   airbus.controls.headings=joystick;
   airbus.controls.safety=basic_law;
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Re:U.S. to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 by 0815test on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @07:23PM (#19385002)
Because F0RTRAN is so much better and safer than Javascript. Riiight.
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