Comments From Others about ARGO

Crash?

Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase ``Linux has just crashed''. Thankfully, that phrase is rarely heard.

--Ian Tester

If it were running Windows ...

I can see it now, overtaking a tractor-trailer combo, and the car has a GPF, causing diesel to be pumped at a slower rate, causing you to smack into an oncoming vehicle, only to be comforted by the thought that a patch is available on microsoft.com.

--Owen Kelly

Seriously?

I wouldn't trust it just yet. If all cars were connected to a central server via a wireless LAN, then a driver's moves could be relayed to all vehicles in the vicinity, allowing their computers to compensate for your driving. Now that would be cool, overtaking on a corner and knowing that there will be nothing ahead coming towards you, because you've already pinged the motorway and got a null response. You could even send broadcast messages across Route 66 (get outta my way).

All I can say is...

When the NT model comes out, I'm giving up driving and moving to a cabin way, way back in the woods.

--Jeff Covey

Is this a matter of age?

Linux isn't yet 16, yet it can drive cars! Linux is the operating system used to guide these fully automated automobiles through everyday roads.

--LinuxOS.ORG

Powered by Linux?

ARGO is an autonomous car that's in development. And, guess what they're using to control the thing? From the Technical Data: ``PC Pentium MMX, 200MHz, 32MB RAM, Linux operating system''. Imagine a bumper sticker reading ``Powered by Linux''.

--Hulka.com