Mobile Linux Project In Ammo Canister

Chaosrider writes "Army Linux is a mobile development platform constructed from a 50-caliber ammunition canister. This site documents the development of an embedded Linux project, which features a backlit LCD screen, a VIA technologies Mini-ITX form factor motherboard and a 1U power supply. The site covers construction techniques, costs and hardware installation." The site also points to a similar PC-in-ammo-box project at Epiacenter.com.

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US Government Rules Linux a WMD

[Anonymous Coward]

After intense lobbying by Microsoft, the United States today recognized Linux as a weapon of mass destruction. The breaking point was apparently news that Linux now runs in an ammo canister. "We plan to wipe out Linux where ever it may be... and hopefully there's lots of it in Iraq!" said President George W. Bush.

Re:US Government Rules Linux a WMD

[grub]

armylinux.com seems /.ed too, so George will have as much luck finding those WMD as he is the ones in Iraq..

Re:US Government Rules Linux a WMD

[Krunch]

For that occasion, the US army decided to use their new secret weapon: Slashdotting.

Lovely!

[grub]

Just the perfect thing to use on a certain company in Utah..

ammo box

[korgull]

Seems not very portable to me if you need to catch a flight.
I would love to see thos efaces at the check-in counter.

How many people

[TerryAtWork]

Are going to pull their code from Linux now that they know it will be used to kill people?

Can you even pull your code from Linux?

Re:How many people

[Xzzy]

> Kick my ass - I deserve it.

You doofus, you're not supposed to be graceful about having your foot stuffed into your mouth. Rather, to be a TRUE geek, you are required to fly into a spitting rage, construct a multi-paragraph essay defending your point. You are to conjure up as many off the wall and ill-supported arguments as you can in an effort to win the debate.

As an aside, "winning" is not defined in terms of making anyone actually agree with you. "Winning" is defined as beating the subject to death until no one wants to hear about it again, and ceases posting to the thread. By getting in the last word, you will have earned the right to say you won the argument. If these people in the future act like you're a nimcompoop who doesn't know jack, it's just because they're jealous and closeminded.

You got a lot of work to becoming a forum junkie.

Holy Case Mods Batman

[pope1]

Thats a pretty interesting design, i love how computers are working thier way into stranger and smaller containers all the time.

I really think there will be a market for Computers As Art someday. Like a woodcarving with a server in it, for some establishment that wants an ultra-fancy kiosk.

Or maybe we'll see a return of the "Electronics in Victorian Style Furniture" that was popular in the 30's, 40's.

Use Army Mobile Linux!

[Tumbleweed]

Travel to far away web sites.
Chat online with exciting, unusual people.
Then DDOS them!

Imagine a beowulf cluster of those

[banzai75]

... to shoot people with.

Thank you, but I prefer waiting for the special edition depleted uranium release.

big deal

[Anonymous Coward]

My gIrlfriend (obviously imagInary) built a mini ATX clone in a Tampex box...

Show us something 0rIginal.

text

[yerdaddy_777]

The site looks slow so here is the text:

error in sql-statement: mysql_query, err-no: 1040
qry: update nuke_counter set count=count+1 where (type='total' and var='hits') or (var='MSIE' and type='browser') or (var='Windows' and type='os')
description: Too many connections

error in sql-statement: mysql_query, err-no: 1040
qry: select year from nuke_stats_year where year='2003'
description: Too many connections

Warning: mysql_num_rows(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /srv/www/web1/html/includes/sql_layer.php on line 249

error in sql-statement: mysql_num_rows, err-no: 1040
description: Too many connections

error in sql-statement: mysql_query, err-no: 1040
qry: insert into nuke_stats_year values('2003', '0')
description: Too many connections

killer app?

[wayward_son]

Now THAT's what I call a killer app!

I for one

[Anonymous Coward]

I, for one, welcome our new military overlords. Oh wait...

This is nothing.

[Tristan Tzara]

Fit a Linux machine into a .50 caliber *cartridge* and we'll be talking.

Silver bullet?

[Atario]

...where MS's monopoly is the werewolf?

Filk version of "Werewolves in London", anyone? Maybe "Werewolf from Redmond"?

It has to be said...

[ThePlague]

Make linux, not war.

Re:Disturbing

[Anonymous Coward]

The best defense of military technology you could come up with was the actions of an imaginary charcter, in a fictional TV show.

Re:Embedded.

[tuffy]

It's not about what version of linux runs, or what OS, or even what it does.. but a PC in a disguise is still a PC, not embedded.

Linux in an ammo case is clearly "embedded", much like american journalists.

This could help find the WMD...

[Art_Vandelai]

1. Paradrop cases of "ammo" into Iraq. Let the Iraqis take and hide in their weapons caches.

2. CIA makes a discrete phone call to SCO.

3. SCO sends an army of lawyers over to Iraq to sue anyone with "ammo".

4. ???

5. Profit!

Re:more links

[mrtroy]

mini-itx is DELICIOUS and very NOURISHING

when I get a little spare cash im getting a mini-itx machine setup to solve all my living room business.

EXCELLENT and TASTY.

Armed geeks

[aWalrus]

Judging from the comments in this story I have to say... The amount of /. geeks that "have an ammo box lying around somewhere" is somewhat scary.