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Isn't this more a failing of the operator: using a consumer grade OS for an industrial case?

>>paulry+(OP)
be very careful what you define as “consumer grade”, microsoft officially positions variants of windows as professional, industrial and enterprise grade.

Linux as she is written comes with no warranty of anything, it is much more “consumer grade” than those variants of windows.

I think even enterprise linux does not come with support for industrial applications.

(I say this as a huge proponent of Linux supremacy)

>>paulry+(OP)
Such distinctions were not so available back then.

>>paulry+(OP)
Worse: a consumer grade OS with a reputation for blue screens and random reboots, remote updates and other niceties that you really don't want when you're controlling real world hardware.

>>JoeAlt+w2
Absolutely they were. Plenty of real time options since the 80's.

>>paulry+(OP)
I cringe whenever I see a BSOD or other usage of Windows on appliances in public. There are such better options available.

>>throit+Bq
>There are such better options available.

Meh, I see Ubuntu black screens in public appliances as well.

>>ChuckN+sw
All options are bad.

As a species, we're incapable of making a good operating system.