Australian Defence Force Builds $1.7m Linux-Based Flight Simulator 232
scrubl writes "The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has revealed its latest flight simulator runs on SUSE Linux-based clusters of Opteron servers and uses an open source graphics platform. The Defence Science and Technology Organisation's (DSTO) Air Operations Simulation Centre in Melbourne creates virtual worlds that allow pilots to experience real-world combat situations without leaving the ground. The visuals software was written in OpenGL, using commercial and open source scene graph engines and making 'heavy use of OpenGL Shader Language programs.'"
Kangaroos (Score:3, Funny)
It's pretty much a given that they saved money (Score:5, Funny)
Instead of going with a licensed OS like Windows or VxWorks, they saved tens of dollars. Smart thinking and good use of money in these tough economic times.
It would be nice to see other departments try to realize these types of gains.
Deja Vu! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I want one! (Score:2, Funny)
In the Australian Defense Force?
No in the Australian Defence Force
Re:I want one! (Score:5, Funny)
sudo apt-get install oz-flight-simulator
Re:Not really news. (Score:3, Funny)
The real question... (Score:2, Funny)
Does it run lin--
Oh wait.
Re:I want one! (Score:3, Funny)
That's an Americanism. We're talking about Australia. The summary even spells it Defence
Did you not see the WOOOOSH?
Re:Not really news. (Score:5, Funny)
And it can make the Kessel run in 12 parsecs.
Uh, I'm New Here (Score:2, Funny)
Uh, I'm New Here