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
    23•10 months ago

    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.

      • @ozymandias117English
        13•10 months ago

        BMW requires you to go the written notice path and they send you a DVD with the sources

          • SemperverusEnglish
            3•10 months ago

            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.

            • @[email protected]
              2•10 months ago

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

          • @ozymandias117English
            2•10 months ago

            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”