[aklug] Re: Real American Penguin

There's been widespread use of linux within the Army's navigational software
for quite some time now. Everything else is more or less Windows based on
the Army side of the house these days though. I've asked a few times if
there are any Linux servers in use, I usually get the funny look that tells
me the Signal Officer is confused by this infantryman knowing what linux is,
then told something like "I'm sure it's there somewhere."
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 5:03 PM, David J. Weller-Fahy <
dave-lists-aklug@weller-fahy.com> wrote:

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> Yep, been around for a while. I've never tried it for more than
> isolated sessions, but a few of my buds swear by it.
>
> * Christopher Howard <christopher.howard@frigidcode.com> [2011-10-10 20:49
> -0400]:
> > Obviously the military has used Linux for a long time, but it looks like
> > now there is an official U.S. Linux distribution:
> >
> >
> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/the-air-forces-secure-linux-distribution/9618
> >
> > http://www.spi.dod.mil/lipose.htm
> >
> > The core security idea seems to be that the operating system itself is
> > booted off of read-only media, and then refreshed between sessions, or
> > whenever a sensitive transaction needs to be completed.
>
> - --
> dave [ please don't CC me ]
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Received on Mon Oct 10 19:46:46 2011