[GTALUG] Foone's Silverado Linux discovery - "Go away, go away now, go away fast"

[Alvin Starr]

On 6/19/21 3:25 PM, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote:
> Popular hardware hacker Foone Turing has found that the Chevy Silverado
> they're renting runs a dubious version of Linux in the entertainment
> console, yet it seems to have some control over some in-car systems and
> talks via the car's wifi (of course). Ongoing slightly sweary thread
> starts here:
>
>      foone (@Foone) : I'm renting a recent Chevy Silverado pickup truck
>      and it has a big screen for connecting navigation and controlling
>      bluetooth music and such, and it's apparently linux based. You know
>      how it I know? It has the license files for EVERY SINGLE PACKAGE
>      included, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
>      10:21 PM · Jun 18, 2021
>      — https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1406074736803676163
>
> Definite 'Code Red' from Cabin Pressure material for me ...
>
This is not all that surprising since there are groups working on linux 
for automobiles.

like  https://www.automotivelinux.org.

There are also some android for cars projects floating around.


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