On: Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel

[alangibson]

Because LinuxCNC runs on Linux. It's an incredibly capable CNC controller.

[dale_glass → alangibson]

I mean yeah, but the more I know about computers the less I like the idea of it.

On a PC you have millions of lines of kernel code, BIOS/EFI code, firmware, etc. You have complex video card drivers, complex storage devices. You have the SMM that yanks control away from the OS whenever it pleases.

The idea of running a dangerous machine controlled by that mess is frankly scary.

[HeyLaughingBoy → dale_glass]

You'd probably be even more scared if you knew how many medical instruments ran on Windows ;-)

[chiffre01 → dale_glass]

LinuxCNC isn't the only thing out there either, lots of commercial machine tools use Linux to power their controllers.