WE are Linux!

[aceenigmax]

Really professional, love the enthusiasm!

[norvman]

Second Crit.. all Racing advertisers started in the minor league Racing Circuits... testing the waters to see if Racing would panout for them... This means they had a survey team that took segment surveys of people who attended the racing events to see if who was buying or at least 'seeing' the Adds on the Cars.

Name Brands like 'Tide' for instance only worked when people already recognized the Logo they saw on the side of the Car... I highly recomend SCCA racing cars as good place to start ads

[norvman]

My crit... Okay... Good Idea... Bad implementation I get Racing equals Linux equals Racing But you obviously haven't consulted a Real Advertising person about this... Delivery is too long and toooo 'sloooooow' for a product that I am supposing your wanting to say is 'FAST!!!! Redo the Add... Make it 15 seconds tops... name off all the things alike in motor racing AND linux engineering Refinement Teamwork Desire Speed Linux take pics of all the parts of a Race Car that show these qualities

[begrackled]

Fails like a midget, paraplegic sumo wrestler. I'm embarrassed *for* this tool. Brevity is the soul of wit, and this guy is... lame. Dude, you're making us Linux neckbeard fanboys look even worse than we do already. Please, for the love of god, stop.

[UltimatePisman]

Did anyone notice that there're more Linux users around then most people think?

I mean, Nokia N900, Google Android, TomTom Navigator, most routers, most websites, Google, even YouTube, all Linux.

And that's good, because Linux is great!

[ernestotorres1977]

I'm using an older Linspire livecd right now and it's working great with youtube and myspace. Cool

[ernestotorres1977]

Hmm

[levo75]

Racing in circles is retarded.

[CokaShimoda]

Paying 70 dollars to watch it is more retarded.

[spymasterwade]

@levo75 ur retarted

[levo75]

My retarderd? What's wrong with my retarded?

[spymasterwade]

@levo75 my retarded wow ur retarded realy. my retarded dosen't even make scene.

[levo75]

@spymasterwade

>Not seeing your own mistake

>Calling me retarted anyways

HAHAHAOHWOW.jpg

[spymasterwade]

@levo75 my retarded doesn't even make sense

[norwaysdon]

(I am a PC)

The makers of microsft used 2 years to fix a problem linux used 2 weeks to fix.... the makers of linux dosent make any money making linux, thats why its awsome

[MrTabby5000]

@norwaysdon

And they still havent got it right in linux.

[MicroHelper]

Omg. The first 2 minutes were so boring.... i was like waiting so long for linux to show.

[mouserorignal]

linux is a damn good program

[kodyro]

linux not a program, linux is a operating sistem

[mozaks80]

linux is actually a kernel, it's the primary component of an operating system

[mouserorignal]

from unix :)

[mouserorignal]

from unix

[madhi19]

Did they succeed? This video is two years old so I wonder if they manage to do it.

[softwareScout]

this video is WAY too long to prove its point that "WE ARE LINUX". 30 seconds could have made the point just fine.

[Racecar564]

yaaah!

[WheelDweller]

I really hate all the bashing, but some of what's been said here is moronic.

How's that Windows doin' for ya? After two decades, can it make it through the day by itself, or are you still relying on third-party software? Has a machine been made that's _fast_enough_ to run Windows at a competent speed?

Linux stands by itself, runs a chunk of Windows software, and can safely take me to any website on the net. And, it runs on 27+ types of hardware. Linux is everywhere- get used to it.

[BigBananaMan]

Not to mention it is whatever you want it to be. Just like a car you can open the hood, take it apart, and make it better for you if you know what you're doing. Turn that volkswagen into a tank, boat, or helicopter if you feel the need. Windows has the hood welded shut. Macintosh takes AA batteries and the hood is painted on.

[YouMockMe]

sweet

[RIKIEatHOME]

ha gaywad

[rauron9]

I hope the programmers didn't build the car...

[metalf8801]

I hate car racing. Why are people wasting gas by driving in a circle. Also is the Nascar audience really the most likely group to use Linux?

[daleroes]

Indy 500 is Formula 1.

NASCAR is stock (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing).

Both races concern maximum performance, but Formula 1 is display of the rocket science of automobile performance.

Both types of races had their origins in an era of cheap and abundant gasoline.

. . . that said, pushing and tweaking all around performance for the sake of sporting competition benefits the science and engineering of autobile industry (including the improvement of fuel economy).

[daleroes]

(Too bad about that Linux-sponsored Indy 500 car -- it was the first car to crash on the track and it finished dead last. I don't think they sponsored a car in the 2008 race.)

[funnycritic1]

It's ok to see a car named after Linux crashes.

But the idea here is not to expose the car that crashes, but to make the world aware of OS crash could also fatal to data they have.

LINUX rule the world, only people believe in freedom and enjoying freedom can understand it

[firebrand2012]

excelent point of view

[yuriiXD]

I think the same thing

[cassano2012]

impressing

Amazing Linux

go go Linux

Now we know what is Open source

they R so brave

[Sepero1]

Do OS sponsors really want to put their logo on objects that have such a high possibility of crashing? Anyway, I think it's a very creative idea.

[Marks256]

if that was the case, microsoft would have a whole fleet of cars... one named "XP", one named "VISTA", and one named "98", guess which one would crash first? :D

[jeffsadowski]

I tried visiting the sight and I get:

This Account Has Been Suspended

Please contact the billing/support department as soon as possible.

It would be awesome to advertise Linux. This would have been an awesome way to have more people look at it.

[cidious]

@PSPHelper911, remeber it is not always the fault of the OS, that things do not work. Sometimes its just a PEBKAC.

[PSPHelper911]

well maybe ill run lunix on my old PC if it supports my wireless card, i thin ill like it if i get a vista theme and beyrl

[somebodydc691n]

@PSPHelper911 PEBKAC Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair BTW, PSPs and playstation use linux. @cidious ROFL

[PSPHelper911]

wow linux is gay they dont have good enuf support for wireless cards and there shit is so boring and faulty unlike vista or mac's new OS

[045355]

The reason Linux has bad wireless support is that wireless companies are too lazy to make their cards work with Linux. Blame them, not Linux. Oh and I'm posting this from Ubuntu 7.10. It doesn't really require restarting and my wireless card works by default. And damn is it not boring, I have the entire internet at my fingertips on a stable, secure, free, and incredibly resource efficient platform.

[PSPHelper911]

well ill try to run ubuntu on my old pc with and older card, and maybe get a glass theme and beyrl, ya im not a die hard "windows forever" kinda peron...hell maybe lunix might beat mac one day, but in time

[PSPHelper911]

WTF i never sayed that!if anything vista is faulty wtf???

[travismathewengland]

I felt like you once but then I started using openSuSE and my wireless worked perfectly try in out at opensuseDOTorg

[i0null]

The one that crashed was running Windows

[barbela2007]

15 years we will thinking IF works, HOW works, WHERE works e.t.c.

I'm sure NOW-TODAY who care if works.

Linux is made for PC-users to say "..I'm now have Linux..".

[LuxorVan]

I live in Indiana and I've never heard of or seen it in a race yet I guess people need to start Donating to the Linux cause

[defaultuser11432]

where is it? where is the car?

[therrydicule]

Linux is an kernel for operating system.

[pbaker123]

Thanks for handing MS a PR gadget they will use until the end of times.. Now, remind me again, just how much would have been possible with that money used for, say, developing code for the OLPC. Or, how many OLPCs could have been funded and generate a marketing opportunity PER UNIT?

[chisleu]

The car crashes out first, and finished dead last. I love linux, but DAMN! Get a freaking driver. Proceed with "It's windows fault, he couldn't see out of them", and other microsoft flames.

[kickslop]

Uh. Good luck with that, sparky.

[fsaavedrap]

The Indy500 is seen anywhere in the world that ESPN reaches, which is a LOT of places... i think i recall reading somewhere that the estimated TV audience of this thing s over 350 million people...

[stalpasil]

better sponsor Formula 1 if you're interested in reaching the world.

We don't get Indy500 and we don't get ESPN, we only get CNN in from the states.

[pbaker123]

Ah, now *that* is a fun assumption (you REALLY have no idea, LOL). You're quick to allege I have no clue, yet fail to give direct answers to my questions. Couple of sample extras: how visible is Indie outside the US? In how many languages will this work?

As I said, I wish you luck. I'll even send you your dollar, although the Firefox money was IMHO better spent.

As for having a clue - let's see just how much coverage you got when it's over.

[anteros10]

25,000 pressed CD's reach roughly 25,000 people....

Well, you best get started. Get the money raised, get some publicity and...Oh, my mistake. You have no intention of actually DOING anything. You just want to munch your cheetos and throw rocks at other efforts.

Gotcha. My bad. I had the silly notion for a split second that you actually wanted to do something to make it happen and to spread the word of Linux. Silly me.

[pbaker123]

You're using big brand tactics for an unknown logo. You expect that someone spots the penguin AND remains curious enough to investigate, and you further expect to provide real insight in 1 column inch of print.

For perspective, 25k USD buys 25.000 volume pressed CDs, 5 large conferences or 160 OLPC boxes for donation - much more coverage, screen time and interviews. And what will happen to funds if you DON'T reach target?

Cute, but misguided IMHO. I wish you luck.

[tux500]

Unknown brands advertise in this way all the time... that's one way they become KNOWN brands.

25,000 pressed CD's reach roughly 25,000 people. We're talking about potentially reaching millions, and getting those people to ask "What is Linux?" That's how marketing works.

If we can manage to reach one of the higher sponsorship levels, the story will be HUGE. It will be much more exposure than just the race.

As for your final question, we addressed that in a story on linux-dot-com.

[anteros10]

The fact that you have to ask those questions is an indication of two things. You have absolutely no idea of how to market Linux and neither do you have the desire. Some of the people who are leading this project have done so at an incredible cost. You really should check some things before you make such silly comments. A brief search of Linux dot komm should educate you sufficiently

[pbaker123]

So you want Linux supporters to pay for your hobby? And how is that going to help the community? How many ads do you think will be seen other than that one on the winners car? Oh, and let me dispel that notice of "WE" - it's YOU who wants it. It's US who'd pay for something that has at best questionable value. Sorry, you'll have to try harder than that.

[tux500]

In short... yes it is a hobby of mine, so is Linux. I don't understand why you find that relevant to the discussion. This isn't about me. This is about marketing Linux... to get the non-technical person to start having a discussion about Linux. Target, Motorola, The New York Stock Exchange, Jim Beam, Vonage, and many other companies don't find this to be of questionable value. What exactly do you know that they don't?

[ncawi057]

While racing isn't my bag and I won't watch the race, I don't mind that someone is motivated enough to try to spearhead an effort to sponsor a car. in the linux world, we have to leverage where people's interests juxtapose with linux's interest.

We also don't have to worry about diluting the core message, there is room enough for this racing gig as well as an effort to sponsor OLPC boxes and whatever else motivates someone to dedicate their free time to spreading the word.

[camo72]

produced in kino?