**see shy jo** @joeyh@octodon.social · 2021-02-22T20:52:01Z

see shy jo @joeyh@octodon.social

the mars landing video was recorded on the rover by a computer running #linux

stock off the shelf camera and computer hardware on that system, per press conference

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**see shy jo** @joeyh@octodon.social · Feb 22, 2021, 20:53

**see shy jo** @joeyh@octodon.social · Feb 22, 2021, 20:53

see shy jo @joeyh@octodon.social

video compressed running ffmpeg

this is confirmed first linux use on mars, so helicopter will be second

**see shy jo** @joeyh@octodon.social · Feb 22, 2021, 21:43

**see shy jo** @joeyh@octodon.social · Feb 22, 2021, 21:43

see shy jo @joeyh@octodon.social

Here's the bit in the press conference about Linux https://youtu.be/gYQwuYZbA6o?t=4025

**WelshPixie** @welshpixie@mastodon.art · Feb 22, 2021, 20:57

**WelshPixie** @welshpixie@mastodon.art · Feb 22, 2021, 20:57

WelshPixie @welshpixie@mastodon.art

@joeyh All FOSS, all off the shelf hardware - anyone can make their own Mars helicopter :D :D

**Greg** @Greg@social.coop · Feb 22, 2021, 22:00

**Greg** @Greg@social.coop · Feb 22, 2021, 22:00

Greg @Greg@social.coop

@joeyh nice, and ffmpeg.

**Homo Hominis Humanus** @lucash_dev@bitcoinhackers.org · Feb 22, 2021, 22:56

**Homo Hominis Humanus** @lucash_dev@bitcoinhackers.org · Feb 22, 2021, 22:56

Homo Hominis Humanus @lucash_dev@bitcoinhackers.org

@joeyh by the way people talk about Bill Gates, you’d expect it to be running Windows. 😂😂😂😂😂