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Re:Linux Played a Crucial Role in Discovery of 'Higgs boson' by guelo on Thursday July 05, 2012 @02:22PM (#4204225)
> What would they be using if Linux didn't exist?

Probably Solaris.

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Re:Linux Played a Crucial Role in Discovery of 'Higgs boson' by ryanjkirk on Friday July 06, 2012 @09:33PM (#4210394)
Doubtful. Seeing as they maintain their own Linux distribution, they would probably be maintaining their own BSD flavor instead.
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