While Linux may not suck, its official Indy car definitely does. A group of hopeful, brash Linux users got together for the Tux 500 campaign to raise enough money to slap a Tux sticker on the front of an Indy car. Sure enough, the dorks succeeded and managed to get car #77 to put the sticker on the front. Shortly after the Indianapolis 500 began on Sunday, the car crashed and took an extensive amount of time to fix.
So, by the end of the race, the car has came in last place. Just like the cheese-doodle-eating nerds who get the fat chick at the bar. Hey, at least the Joost-sponsored car came in seventh! That is definitely ftw.
Tux the penguin waddles to last place in Indy 500; Joost fares better [News.com]
Guess they had driver issues.
That made me laugh for about 10 minutes. Yeah this is pretty ironic.
At least Linux got some exposure :) Goal accomplished.
Goal accomplished
You do know that the “dorks” that did this got 9 major newspapers exceeding circulation of 1 million subscribers each to write a front business or sport page article about this. You do know the Sporting News carried it on both their print and online publications. That doesn’t count the hundreds of non-Linux websites that carried it and the 13 6 pm news broadcasts that made it a story.
It was never about the race…it was about the hype and the 30 day runup to the race. I would think you would be smart enough to know that…unfortunately, personal dislikes for certain individuals has overcome your logic here.
Despite you, these guys did well. I just wish I could have been part of it.