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
  • BOFH666@lemmy.world
    241·
    9 个月前

    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.

          • Semperverus@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            9 个月前

            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·
              9 个月前

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

          • ozymandias117@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            9 个月前

            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”