:Tux the Penguin Waddles to Last Place in Indy 500; Joost Fares Better
Tux the Penguin Waddles to Last Place in Indy 500; Joost Fares Better May 30, 2007, 15 :00 UTC (8 Talkback[s]) (5430 reads) (Other stories by Caroline McCarthy)
"When the pale blue 'Linux car,' also known as car #77 from Chastain Motorsports, was the first car to crash in the 91st Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, we can imagine hordes of geeks wishing it had been a 'Vista car' instead. Imagine the 'blue screen of death' jokes that could have resulted!
"The Linux car, as you probably know already, was the result of a campaign called Tux 500, jump-started by two enthusiasts named Bob Moore and Ken Starks..."
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