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Android may have the phones, but MeeGo may get the cars

http://blogs.computerworld.com

Actually, it looks now like MeeGo is going to have its own niche where it will be the embedded Linux of choice: Car entertainment, Internet, and navigation systems.

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Are you ready for an open source car?

http://www.networkworld.com

Software isn't the only thing open; open source could change the auto game

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Proprietary software in cars

http://www.eff.org

RMS: « The proposal for a right-to-repair law illustrates the harm done by proprietary software in cars. »

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What TomTom suit may really be about

http://blogs.zdnet.com

Cars. Microsoft sees cars as the next frontier for computing. If GPS can remain proprietary open source will lack the enabling technology with which to get into the game.

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Open Source versus Microsoft: The next battlefield

http://reviews.cnet.com

The competition between Microsoft and Open Source software reaches into the automotive space with the announcement of a new alliance amongst automakers and technology providers called Genivi. The goal of the alliance is to build a Linux stack that will provide a common architecture for automotive infotainment systems.

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Impossible thing #5: Open hardware, from the LART to the C,mm,n

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

So far, I’ve identified examples of free, commons-based production of just about every category of pure information product which exists. And that leads to the next question: what about the material marketplace? Can community methods be used to design, prototype, and manufacture physical products?

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Will Your Next New Car Have Linux Inside?

http://www.linuxinsider.com

"Many manufacturers are using proprietary systems. Linux is the newcomer. It has not been around long enough. It needs a large shift for the auto industry to more openly accept Linux in these areas," Peter Schulmeyer, director of strategy and microcontroller solutions for Freescale Semiconductor, told LinuxInsider.

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The Linux car that drives itself

http://news.zdnet.co.uk

Caroline is a 2006 Volkswagen Passat, converted by a team from the Braunschweig University of Technology to be an autonomous vehicle.

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Car computer runs Red Flag Linux

http://www.linuxdevices.com

DingCheng Electronics has announced a GPS-enabled PC that fits "double DIN" stereo bays. The CarPC 102 has a 4x45W amp, and runs Red Flag Linux or Windows on a 1.1GHz Pentium M processor, with 256MB RAM, 40GB hard drive, DVD/CD-RW drive, and 7-inch WXGA touchscreen display.

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Microsoft dreams

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

A funny comparison between Windows and car engines.

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A GNU/Linux computer in every garage?

http://www.linuxdevices.com

A U.S. government- and industry-led coalition aiming to equip every car and roadside in America with wirelessly connected computers has tapped GNU/Linux for a prototype design. The Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Consortium (VII-C) hopes to lower driver death rates, reduce traffic jams, and media-enable cars before 2017.

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