[ale] Linux on Delta - whoohoo

[jimpop at gmail.com (Jim Popovitch)]

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 14:16, Neal Rhodes <neal at mnopltd.com> wrote:
> Imagine my surprise - the little display boxes Delta is putting into the
> seatbacks of their long haul jets run Linux to drive the display which
> allows passengers to entertain themselves in flight.
>
> And how did I know this?? Because my wife's seat lost the sound and they had
> to reboot the darn thing!? Imagine my surprise at that too.

They've been like that for years, although the last time I looked Tux
is now awol.  Linux is used because each seat is a virtual machine
(kvm?).    I don't think there is any non-Linux IFE on aircraft.

-Jim P.