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
      • Semperverus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 年前

        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.

        • NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml
          2·
          2 年前

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

      • ozymandias117@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 年前

        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”