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Re:Linux To Become Exclusive OS Of The International Space S... by alberich on Sunday May 26, 2013 @01:51PM (#5771814)
Now that is what i would call a "success story". How many distros can claim to be used in the space? :)

I'm glad to see Debian being recognized for it's rock solid stability.

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Re:Linux To Become Exclusive OS Of The International Space S... by takluyver on Sunday May 26, 2013 @06:15PM (#5772629)
On a similar theme, the developers of matplotlib once got a polite enquiry about a bug report which mentioned that "the feature is needed for the Phoenix project, and their arrival at Mars will be in March sometime."

Needless to say, the bug got fixed. A team from JPL is listed in matplotlib's credits for various improvements.

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Re:Linux To Become Exclusive OS Of The International Space S... by UNIXgod on Sunday May 26, 2013 @03:51PM (#5772202)
NetBSD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetBSD#Examples_of_use

Agreed. The Debian developers should feel proud of the accomplishment.

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