Linux Penguin to Race in the Indy 500 | Linux Today

Linux Penguin to Race in the Indy 500

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 26, 2007

“Penguins, start your engines. If you watch the Indianapolis 500
on TV this Sunday, look closely at blue No. 77 car and you might
see a penguin running at more than 250 mph.

“Two enthusiasts have taken it upon themselves to make Linux a
household name by organizing a grassroots effort called Tux 500. It
is aimed at raising money to help sponsor an Indianpolis 500 race
car operated by Chastain Motorsports…”

[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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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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