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Linux Scores An Ace At Wimbledon

Posted by michael on from the 40-love dept.

JamesD_UK writes "IBM has a short article with some details of their Linux systems at the Wimbledon tennis championships. Aparantly IBM has been using DB2 on a Linux platform to provide statistics and information on the competition since 1999. VIPs will be offered a chance to use O2's XDA to view match details over wi-fi. Time to apt-get install champagne strawberries kismet?" There's also a BBC article about the system.

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  1. Double Fault! by Marxist+Commentary · · Score: 5, Funny

    Advantage Linux!

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    Stop corporate

  2. Then I guess windows is ... by cablepokerface · · Score: 2, Funny

    OUT!

  3. Not much of a win. by mcgroarty · · Score: 5, Funny
    Sure, tennis may love Linux.

    But to a tennis player, love means nothing.

  4. apt-get by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Never mind the strawberries,..
    apt-get -purge remove cliff-bastard-richard
  5. This can only mean one thing... by jvollmer · · Score: 3, Funny

    They mean to win Wimbledon!

    If it's not Consolidated Lint, it's just fuzz!

  6. Did anyone remember how IBM screwed up the FO? by xIcemanx · · Score: 5, Funny

    On the French Open website, someone mis-did the serve speed statistics here

    They gave the correct km/hr speed, but misconverted to mph. 1.6 Kilometer = 1 Mile. However, they accidentally did 1.6 miles = 1 Kilometer, and thus, Andy Roddick managed to hit several blazing 350 mph serves.

    I was laughing all night.

    However, they've changed it now.

    1. Re:Did anyone remember how IBM screwed up the FO? by ch-chuck · · Score: 5, Funny

      I always wondered what happened to that NASA programmer.

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      try { do() || do_not(); } catch (JediException err) { yoda(err); }
  7. And the Umpire types: by the_twisted_pair · · Score: 4, Funny

    make -e no_rain

  8. Now that Linux has hit the lawn... by spoonani · · Score: 5, Funny

    You'll be able to see Linux as the ball boy on the #23 court. By the end of the tournament, he will have mastered prepring the PIMMs and lemonade, mowing the lawns, pitching the rain tent over centre court, judging the semi-final match, win the tournament, and establish himself as owner of the facility.

  9. Re:Based on past experience... by Sunspire · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, Microsoft can at least claim credit for running the show over at the special olympics. The reboot frequency seems to be hovering around 9 days on average. But please don't call IIS unstable, it's simply uptime challenged.

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    It's like deja vu all over again.
  10. Re:Another Fine Example by AliasTheRoot · · Score: 3, Funny

    To draw a parallel...

    Exactly! That's what I try to get across to my co workers - Coca Cola will never be able to match the thirst quenching ability of Sprite. (Though I tend to cringe when I think about making Sprite floats.)

  11. so ... by maharg · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... is this the start of a new "Open Era" ?

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    @(#) Copyright (c) 1983 The Regents of the University of California.
  12. Re:O2's Site by OwlWhacker · · Score: 3, Funny

    I didn't say that there wouldn't be an error, I just suggested getting Firefox 0.9.

    ;)

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  13. Re:Based on past experience... by turnin · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well, Microsoft can at least claim credit for running the shower over Wimbledon ...
    Really I miss-read the post.

  14. Yeah by MHerrington · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, but does it run.... wait, nm.