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Re:After 30 Years, Linux Finally Hits 3% Market Share by fsflover on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @03:21AM (#36677525)
If the goal of such parallel is to show how Linux is more reliable than Windows, then being the steering wheel is sufficient, compared to Windows not being a part of the car at all.
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Re:After 30 Years, Linux Finally Hits 3% Market Share by DeathArrow on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @04:03AM (#36677837)
Well, a desktop OS like Windows is not meant to run industrial processes. It's better to not try to hammer nails with the torque wrench.
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Re:After 30 Years, Linux Finally Hits 3% Market Share by deaddodo on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @05:21AM (#36678381)
> For UK subs, they run a similar custom OS for the modules and electronics and (until 2017 or so, at least) run Windows XP for their control computers.
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