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: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]) (6911 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..."

[Editor's Note: For full disclosure, it should be noted that I am acting as an volunteer independent auditor for this fundraising project. This is being done as a personal project, and does not imply endorsement of this project by Linux Today or Jupitermedia. -Brian Proffitt.]

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
when I saw it crash ...   I wanted to cry   
zeroth404
May 30, 2007, 15:55:18
 
http://video.google.com/videosearch?um=1 ...   User Error...   
rm
May 30, 2007, 16:19:18
 
Zeroth404, hangin there guy,it is going  ...   Re: I wanted to cry   
Jim Tate
May 30, 2007, 18:58:47
 
Microsoft didn't sponsor a car. They ...   THAT IS IT !!!   
Jose
May 30, 2007, 20:40:44
 
.. to saying Linux crashes and burns.... ...   As close as Microsoft is going to get   
Jose
May 30, 2007, 20:57:18
 
Microsoft's biggest fear may be that ...   Crashing the party   
Jose
May 31, 2007, 00:19:11
 
> .. to saying Linux crashes and burns>  ...   Re: As close as Microsoft is going to get   
Rainer Weikusat
May 31, 2007, 10:15:29
 
I understand some of your message, but r ...   Re: Re: As close as Microsoft is going to get   
Jose
May 31, 2007, 22:21:31
 
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