What operating system do kerbals use?

[Apature rocket science]

Do they use

Kindows

Kerbalized Linux

MaKalindos?

KERBOL

[Nexustrimean]

they use KIOS

the Kerbal Integrated Operating System. Version 16.2 Now with MOAR BOOSTERS.

[Ralathon]

They use kOS obviously.

[GDJ]

But way back they used KERBOL.

[astropapi1]

K Syndrome strikes again, heh?

[HeadHunter67]

Probably Windows ME, so it can crash like everything else they use.

[sojourner]

Windows KOB

[RoboRay]

Kubuntu, of course.

[shoveycat]

KOS no doubt

[Moar Boosters]

Operating system? My Kerbals are yet to invent the kalculator.

[OrbitusII]

The Kerbals in my space program and the companies related to it use Kubuntu (thanks RoboRay!) mostly, but they also use Kindows for Kautodesk products. MaKalindos (Macintosh analog?) won't run on the systems they use.

[SkyRender]

Everything at KSC runs on Foosball tables. No, really! You should see the insides of the mission control supercomputer, it's a hoot.

[Scotius]

Anthill powered HEX. That's why some of their creations spit in the face of laws of physics and manage to fly anyway - magic.

[Geschosskopf]

I'm rather shocked at the number of votes for KERBOL (my own included). But I assume all those who are old enough to even get that joke know that its butt was the furthest thing removed from a technical math-friendly language, and are wondering where KORTRAN is on this poll, punch cards and all .

[pxi]

I'm going to assert that it's Plan9. One look at the mascot should make my reasoning fairly obvious:

[sgt_flyer]

I don't know about their os's, but i think they program in KOBOL

[Anachronda]

CP/K -- Control Program for Kerbals

[SkyHook]

Mountain Kerbal, for stability

[Smoovious]

KS-Dos v1.0

[bsalis]

eXplodeOS

or probably just VxWorks

or should that be KxWorks.... KxFails?

[Anton P. Nym]

Kunix, with or without a "Jurassic Park" GUI depending upon the "l33t hax0r"skills of the operator.

-- Steve

[IndieDev3D]

I like it how most people voted Kindows. XD

[shand]

I assumed they didn't calculate anything let alone use computers - as far as i can tell they just throw things up and see how far they go! Even in the VAB they just slam parts into other parts until they stick!

If they do use an OS its gotta be a Linux based product - open source is the only way i can see kerbals developing software.

[karolus10]

I would put my bets on Unix-like system with KDE, but I can't be serious with second one.

When it comes with rocket components software You are dealing with other challenges than on "regular" computers in processing centers or workstations so VxWorks and other real time systems could be better choice.

Edited September 5, 2013 by karolus10

[Moon Goddess]

I'd imagine just like the RL apollo program it's go some simple name like our "Real Time Operating System" it's custom written for the flight and is not commercially available.

I can see a room of Kerbal programmers cranking out punch cards, or wiring magnetic core memory.