Linux can run for years without being restarted. It has no registry to become fragmented, it has absolutely no corporate bloatware, and no debilitating memory management issues. Linux can update almost any software on the machine, including patches and minor OS version updates, without shutting the machine down or restarting it. Linux can be trusted in devices that run with little to no maintenance or supervision, such as satellites. (not Mars rovers though, we actually write specialized kernels for those.
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