NASA announces adoption of Windows XP Embedded

[izanbardprince]

http://www.epinions.com/content_5100642436

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Sep 16 '07

For Immediate Release

NASA today joins the ranks of the state governments of Illinois and Massachusetts in adopting Microsoft products across the board.

With help from the Interop Alliance Lab, a joint venture between Novell and Microsoft, all NASA servers will run a mixture of Suse Linux and Microsoft Windows.

"Well, the choice was natural" said NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, "When we just need something to work, we don't want our engineers taking time to create customized software and compiling it with GCC, by switching to Microsoft and Novell products, we can reduce our budget overhead, and have a complete line up of top notch software, ready to run."

Griffin went on to comment about how Windows Remote Desktop could theoretically be used in long distance communications with deep space probes and planetary surveying satellites, much like the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Deep Impact, and Galileo, in saying "When you get to that critical moment, and a sensor fails, or a solar panel doesn't deploy, or an engine fails a burn for a carefully plotted course correction, you just can't take the chance that you're going to have software problems...the anticipation of a year long journey to Mars is just too much, to risk, and with Windows Embedded and Novell Suse Linux, it just takes all the guesswork and eliminates it entirely, you just know that when that spacecraft gets to it's destination, that it absolutely, without fail, will be too busy defragmenting it's hard drive, or the system RAM will be too overwhelmed with porno pop up's from Internet Explorer Embedded's ActiveX remote code execution system, to take pictures of Io, and when the next Mars Surveyor is launched, it's nice to know that it's practically a guarantee that we'll leave a $36 million crater on the Martian surface, and thats just a guarantee that you won't get using a South African operating system, like Ubuntu."

It is not known when NASA plans to switch over to Windows Embedded, but hopefully it will be ready for integration with the onboard computer system in the Crew Exploration Vehicle, envisioned as the future of NASA manned launch systems, by George W. Bush Jr, and the no-bid government contractors, of which Microsoft is proud to join the ranks of.

[M$LOL]

"Well, the choice was natural" said NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, "When we just need something to work, we don't want our engineers taking time to create customized software and compiling it with GCC, by switching to Microsoft and Novell products, we can reduce our budget overhead, and have a complete line up of top notch software, ready to run."

Sheesh, they sound like M$' marketing division.

[K.Mandla]

When you get to that critical moment, and a sensor fails, or a solar panel doesn't deploy, or an engine fails a burn for a carefully plotted course correction, you just can't take the chance that you're going to have software problems...
:lolflag: So they picked Windows? I'm laughing so hard, milk came out my nose.

[RAV TUX]

Houston,...We have a problem!;)

[Johnsie]

lol, thats just a joke or someone making stuff up.

[izanbardprince]

lol, thats just a joke or someone making stuff up.

Nope, I was serious.

(grin)

[M$LOL]

"Houston, we have a problem"

Houston: We are now redirecting you to our Premium Support Center. Please hold.

*hold tone*

"Did you Know..?

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium makes it easy to share your pictures, movies and music with patented DRM(R) technology. To order now, press any button"

*MS tech rep picks up phone*

Hello, this is Mark. In order to receive Premium Support from the Premium Support Center, you must provide your Genuine Windows Licence Number. This can be found in the upper right hand corner of the side of your computer.

Astrounaut: I'M ABOUT TO ^%^&* DIE YOU IDIOT!! YOUR STUPID HEAP OF CRAP IS LIMITING MY OXYGEN TO ONE HOUR BECAUSE I HAVEN'T ACTIVATED IT YET!!!

"Have you tried rebooting your computer?"

*astronaut passes out*

[izanbardprince]

More like:

"This 47 digit number, on the back of the PC tower, that you're on your knees, leaning your head back behind the desk and choking on dust bunnies to retrieve.....is necessary to receive Windows Premium Support!"

"Have you tried reformatting the disk and re-installing your Windows operating system?"

[karellen]

is this for real?

[JBAlaska]

LMAO @ M$LOL! Sweet!


Griffin went on to comment about how Windows Remote Desktop could theoretically be used in long distance communications with deep space probes and planetary surveying satellites

"Remote desktop disconnected due to a unspecified encryption error"

[misfitpierce]

They'll regret it when they get stranded in space trying to relay a message back a our favorite screen pops up... Give you a hint... It's blue and possibly the worst worded screen ever. :)

[JBAlaska]

http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/3222/bsodhm4.jpg

International Space Station occupants woke up Wednesday morning to the stop error message pictured above. Photo courtesy of NASA.

The crash caused NASA officials to have second thoughts about using ******* on critical system computers. "Perhaps we should have used Linux for the more critical computer systems," said NASA ISS program manager Mike Suffredini.

[izanbardprince]

http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/3222/bsodhm4.jpg

International Space Station occupants woke up Wednesday morning to the stop error message pictured above. Photo courtesy of NASA.

The crash caused NASA officials to have second thoughts about using ******* on critical system computers. "Perhaps we should have used Linux for the more critical computer systems," said NASA ISS program manager Mike Suffredini.

ISS?

Is that Swahili for "Taxpayer funded hotel, in Earth orbit, for millionaires?"

[Sp4cedOut]

I seriously doubt everyone here is as educated as the people at NASA, much less has knowledge of their day-to-day computer tasks. If someone with a PHD in computer science thinks Windows XP will work better for what they're doing, I'm inclined to take their side.

[izanbardprince]

I seriously doubt everyone here is as educated as the people at NASA, much less has knowledge of their day-to-day computer tasks. If someone with a PHD in computer science thinks Windows XP will work better for what they're doing, I'm inclined to take their side.

This was a joke thread...

[marco123]

Many people will be ecstatic about this decision. Most of them are crackers/hackers though.:)

[eljoeb]

This was a joke thread...

It seems like some people haven't noticed.

[marco123]

It seems like some people haven't noticed.

Oops.#-o

[nonewmsgs]

I seriously doubt everyone here is as educated as the people at NASA, much less has knowledge of their day-to-day computer tasks. If someone with a PHD in computer science thinks Windows XP will work better for what they're doing, I'm inclined to take their side.

i dont care how many degrees anyone has, they can still make stupid decisions.

major tom, please reboot and keep pressing f5, then click cancel to go into system restore and pick a date in bold. let your computer play with itself for 10 minutes, reboot and take another 5 minutes to tell you, sorry that restore point isn't possible. repeat as desired. (that was a good friend from works last straw).

[RChickenMan]

you just know that when that spacecraft gets to it's destination, that it absolutely, without fail, will be too busy defragmenting it's hard drive, or the system RAM will be too overwhelmed with porno pop up's from Internet Explorer Embedded's ActiveX remote code execution system, to take pictures of Io, and when the next Mars Surveyor is launched, it's nice to know that it's practically a guarantee that we'll leave a $36 million crater on the Martian surface, and thats just a guarantee that you won't get using a South African operating system, like Ubuntu

Reading this thread makes it very obvious that a lot of people on message boards just read the topic, maybe the first few sentences, and then get bored of reading and post a reply.

Of course it's a joke!!!

[buzzmandt]

"We're sending you into space on a 10 year mission and have paid a lot of money for your ships operating system"
"Oh, and on a side note, you'll have to reinstall your ships operating system every 4 to 6 months"

[starcraft.man]

That was pretty good :).

[debianchick]

"Houston, we have a problem"

Houston: We are now redirecting you to our Premium Support Center. Please hold.


:lolflag:

[biomedtech]

you' think they learned their lesson when that Navy Destroyer came to a dead stop in the water after it's Window's system crashed

[Frak]

Houston: "Green means go..."

Astronaut: "What does blue mean?..."

[kevinmedina]

Did this NASA A$$hole ever own a windows machine??