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[–] Serinus@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago

A bunch of bullshit so that Boeing can sell the shit they want to sell.

I'd be interested in hearing what they are using for safety-critical OS. Notice they said "software engineering" and not "OS", which makes me think they're running on Windows.

Most Windows drivers also run in kernel mode.^[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/gettingstarted/user-mode-and-kernel-mode]