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Dashboard Linux - 1 Year Later

Posted by michael on from the how-to-raise-your-insurance-rates dept.

bergeron76 writes "It's been just over a year since the DashPC/Dashboard Linux project initially got jump started. Since then, the project has grown by an order of magnitude. The initial codebase has been released on freshmeat and sourceforge, and we're working with several other developers on integrating projects such as Linux GPS Navigation, wardrive mapping, and ODBII automobile interfacing. The potential is endless, considering just a couple of recent news headlines, and how we'd love to eventually bring them to both new and existing automobiles."

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  1. Yay. by The+Turd+Report · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now, not only do I get to try and dodge all the morons with their cell phones and in-dash dvd players. Now, I have to avoid people compiling their kernels on the road. Sheesh.

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    Michael Loves Me!
  2. Why stop with ICE/GPS? by Handpaper · · Score: 4, Funny
    Even a 500MHz cpu could do all this and run the ignition/injection system used to operate the engine.

    Just think - downloadable map upgrades, no more hardware 'chipping', and best of all...

    You do not have enough permissions to run engine_init
    Locking all doors...
    Done
    Automated police call activated
    You're nicked sonny...

  3. Re:slashdotted by All+Names+Have+Been · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdotted? You try running your webserver out of the dash of a 1988 Ford Festiva and see how far you get.

  4. A conversation by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Wow. Your car sure is quiet! What kind of muffler do you have on there? I don't hear anything at all!"

    "I don't have a muffler. I just upgraded, and I couldn't get the sound to compile."

    Don't let friends drive a Bad Ms Win CE!