Chrysler Adopts Linux For Vehicle Simulations

eMilkshake writes "According to this ComputerWorld article, Chrysler is adopting Linux for vehicle crash testing. According to the article, 'the new system is expected to improve simulation performance by 20%, while saving about 40% in costs....'" Insert knee-jerk reaction joke about computers and crashing here.

Comments

Obligatory crashing reference

[Zakabog]

Chrysler Group is using a new Linux cluster computer for crash simulation testing and analysis in an effort to make safer cars and trucks.

Well I guess using Linux makes sense for crash simulation testing. While Linux can simulate a crash, Windows will ACTUALLY crash.

Wait a minute

[dh003i]

So wait a minute, you save money by using Linux? Are you telling me that the folks at MS are lying and that the TCO for Winodws isn't lower?

I thought that paying $200 for every copy of Windows and regular forced "update fees" would be cheaper than buying one Debian GNU/Linux CD and then updating using apt for free.

Are you telling me that a product which costs less and functions equivalently will actually save you money? That doesn't make any sense. Microsoft says it doesn't.

joke inserted

[Anonymous Coward]

~knee-jerk reaction joke about computers and crashing~

Don't you mean WINDOWS and crashing? This despite the fact that neither 2000 nor XP has crashed on me in any significant way in three and a half years?

Whereas every Linux box I try to set up doesn't even fucking recognize half the shit I plug into it?

Re:Linux

[Dark Lord Seth]

Hiring a couple *nix hackers/gurus is a lot more cost effective then spending millions on Windows licenses.

Yes, true. But *nix hackers/gurus/wizards require pizza and a constant flow of caffeine to survive, while an MCSE monkey can survive for weeks on it's own feces. And the MCSE monkeys are expendable, no one will notice if you lose one or if one gets fried while plugging a network cable in a power outlet.