[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]
“Ford Motor Co. is poised to join the ranks of large
corporations that are exploring the use of Linux to replace some of
their Unix-based servers, company officials confirmed last
week.“Ford currently uses versions of Unix from Sun Microsystems
Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM. But it’s considering more
widespread use of Linux on Intel Corp. hardware for some of its
server-based applications, primarily because of the potential cost
benefits, said George Surdu, director of global IT infrastructure
at Ford.“‘Do we believe Linux will have a home in Ford Motor Co.? The
answer is absolutely yes,’ said Surdu. ‘Will it be the be-all,
end-all for Ford Motor Co.? No way. But we are very encouraged and
pretty excited about Linux in certain spaces…'”