Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 10:15:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@hamell.hpc1.com> To: Charles Gousha <gousha@apple.com> Cc: Alex Perel <veers@disturbed.net>, SBLUG Users <sblug-users@syv.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: God, this is scary... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990910101353.27835J-100000@heorot.hamell.hpc1.com> In-Reply-To: <199909120021.RAA27587@scv1.apple.com>
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> >> I can go one better. I have it on very good authority (from someone who > >> helped design the application software) that they use Windows NT for some > >> of the systems on the space shuttles. Not the guidance systems (and my > >> friend was bound by security clearance from telling me exactly what) but > >> something. Now THAT is scary.... > > > >Think of it this way: how likely are you to be on a space shuttle? Somehow > >I'm not afraid for my life when a shuttle takes off :) > > All we need is one blue screen during a reentry... seven people burned > up... government inquiries and re-evaluations... and goodbye to the Space > Program for the next ten years. Or an even better scenario. Senate Inquiry Committe: "So, Mr. Gates your company knowingly released software with bugs in it for mission critical applications?" Rick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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