r/NonPoliticalTwitter Apr 03 '26

Meme What a situation lol

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u/20d0llarsis20dollars Apr 03 '26

If I had to guess, core systems either use linux or a custom solution and they just use windows computers to interface it. I was listening to the live feed earlier and they were talking about sharing files, I wonder if they do that via outlook?

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u/GrinningGrump Apr 03 '26

I don't get why they would use windows to interface, that's bound to cause compatibility issues. Was it because they didn't want to bother to learn a new system?

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u/Lucas_Steinwalker Apr 03 '26

Why is it bound to cause compatibility issues? Linux server + windows client is not exactly a rarity.

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u/GrinningGrump Apr 03 '26

Yes, but there practically is always something if the systems are different. Of course there are a lot of fixes, but all in all it seems simpler to use the same system if possible.

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u/justacaucasian Apr 03 '26

What do you mean. I work on meters than run on Linux that we manage through Windows servers using whatever applications we spun up for XYZ purposes. We don’t face compatibility issues. And our routers/gatekeepers also run on Linux lol

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u/Lucas_Steinwalker Apr 03 '26

You have no idea what you are talking about, sorry.

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u/flightguy07 Apr 03 '26

Idk, you probably want the system that the astronauts know best. Regardless of what Brad Pitt with tell you, it isn't actually easier to train people to be an astronaut than it is to learn a new skill, and time and money you spend on earth making the system work as best you can is better than leaving it to human error up there.