Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on July 06, 2002 12:39 PM
The actual cost of the software licensing fees is very much irrevelent in safety critical and industrial manufacturing. Much of these systems are very high priced unix'es and qnx'es.
Why?
Because uptimes for heavy duty unix'es and qnx'es are measured in years, and linux is not at that level yet. Once you turn off the blast furnace, it takes several days to get it back up to steel melting temperatures. Meanwhile you got a few hundred union workers getting paid 25 dollars an hour for just sitting around and doing nothing.
Learn about Linux
Download Linux
Get Linux help
Re:And your point is?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 06, 2002 12:39 PMWhy?
Because uptimes for heavy duty unix'es and qnx'es are measured in years, and linux is not at that level yet. Once you turn off the blast furnace, it takes several days to get it back up to steel melting temperatures. Meanwhile you got a few hundred union workers getting paid 25 dollars an hour for just sitting around and doing nothing.
#