So, there I was heading to Microsoft’s TechEd 2005 conference. I’m getting on the plane and I notice that there are screens on the back of every seat. My first thought is “oh shit, now I have to watch commercials the whole trip.” Oh, but I was going to get a surprise.
Seems they cycled power on the plane and the entertainment system has to reboot. Lo and behold what to I see but linux running on the seat in front of me. I glance up and I see a little penguin. Seems that the folks at Delta/Song airlines have elected to use Linux as the software to drive their in flight entertainment system.
It’s a nice system, pay-per-view movies, satelite television, games and a cool realtime map of the path of the plane.
Just to re-cap: I’m heading to Microsoft’s premier conference and what do I see but all the seats in the plane running Linux. Did I mention that Microsoft paid my plane fare?
Linux in der Kopflehne
Was ein Microsoftler auf dem Weg zur TechEd sah
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Trackback by Qbi's Weblog — June 12, 2005 @ 11:09 am
I’d really be concerned if you saw this on a console in the cockpit!
Comment by DSL-Dave — November 30, 2005 @ 9:08 am