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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What are some interesting devices powered by Linux? (lemmy.one)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Here's a few that I know of. What other things are commonly running Linux that most people may but be aware of?

Ingenuity (helicopter drone on Mars)
Smart TVs and streaming devices (Samsung's TizenOS and Roku devices)
Smart appliances (Samsung's smart refrigerator)
Digital signs and billboards
My car stereo (Sony XAV-AX6000)
The Large Hadron Collider
FAA Air traffic control and radar systems
Self driving cars

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cars. Either entertainment system or navigation or more..

BMW has quite the list of licences for opensource libraries and Linux in the about section of the car-menu.

And more and more network equipment.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So we can download the sources?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

BMW requires you to go the written notice path and they send you a DVD with the sources

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

is this a joke? please tell me this is a joke

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Its one of the oldest ways people disribute linux sources, and while it seems dumb, its actually good because regions with poor or no internet can also be served.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Poor global south nations graciously appreciating the source code for their BMWs. This seems closer to malicious compliance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It’s not super horrible, and they’re meeting the requirements for GPLv2

I’d rather a git repo with history that can be cloned with physical media as a backup option

If you’re looking for a real bad one, Qualcomm has been trying to claim that their devicetree, which is equivalent to ACPI, and 100% necessary to boot anything is somehow “proprietary”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yuck. I wish Qualcomm a very get fucked by RISC-V.