The LHC is using KDE
Posted by Lennart | Filed under *NIX, Free Software, GNU/Linux
I just read that the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) that started it first “live” runs today is using KDE for at least some parts of the projects software. This screenshot of a KDE at CERN/LHC looks like a monitoring program (with a knote ;)):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/gallery.shtml?select=13
I think this is a great prove for stability and flexibility of free software. I mean… The “biggest experiment of all times” seems to use KDE to at least monitor the systems. It is highly presumable that other parts of the LHC systems are using KDE, too.
Do you have other screenshots of the LHC experiment? Comments are welcome!
Check out kde.org and the blog of Aaron Seigo (the KDE hacker I got the information from)
[Edit]
I found some more interesting images:
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-35141-3.html
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-35141-5.html
http://img388.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ohptoftimemeasured13sepjy2.png (from slashdot.org)
Tags: CERN, KDE, large hadron collider, LHC
