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Ford To Move To Linux

Posted by simoniker on from the welcome-to-model-free dept.

KingDaveRa writes "The Register is reporting that motor giant Ford is switching to Linux for its sales systems, human resources, customer relations and infrastructure, referencing a report in yesterday's Scotland on Sunday. According to The Register, the biggest battle was over which Linux vendor to use - RedHat or SuSE." Update: 09/16 01:51 GMT by T : An anonymous reader points to this NewsForge report, according to which Ford is not moving to Linux.

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  1. Re:Fraid not by be-fan · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I wonder if he got an iPod with that :)

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  2. Re:Where do you want to go today? by lildogie · · Score: 0, Redundant

    > Microsoft is officially Found On Road Dead

    "Fix Or Repair Daily" is more like it.

  3. Re:What about Burlington in 1999? by cK-Gunslinger · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Now, if only Wal-Mart would make the switch...

  4. Sorry, had to. by irrelevant · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Ford! You're turning into a penguin.

  5. ford by upt1me · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I still won't buy a ford.