Kabar mengejutkan sore ini baru saja disebar oleh Mandriva SA, perusahaan dibalik Mandriva Linux dan sejumlah produk enterprise berbasis Linux. Mandriva SA mengumumkan strategi korporatnya untuk masuk ke Dunia F1. Belum jelas apa yang dimaksud dengan kata masuk ke Dunia F1 ini. Apakah membentuk tim F1 sendiri (sepertinya tidak mungkin, karena Season 2013 sudah dimulai dan tim sudah fix), atauhkah mensponsori salah satu tim F1.
Yang jelas, Mandriva SA akan memberikan solusi software di industri mobil F1 berbasis Open Source. Satu hal yang belum berani dilakukan oleh Red Hat/Canonical sekalipun. Berikut kutipan berita dari Mandriva.com:
Paris the 1st of April 2013 : Mandriva S.A. , the leading European Linux based software vendor, is unveiling the new milestone in its corporate strategy. Building on years of experience with its advanced operating systems and open source software, Mandriva S.A. will now invest in Formula One racing and embedding Mandriva operating system in racing cars.
As the automotive industry is moving towards the rapid inclusion of intelligent systems and autonomous driving capability, Mandriva wants to position itself as the reference operating system that will power tomorrow’s cars efficiently and securely.
In order to do that, Mandriva will join the Formula One industry. Stay tuned for more details tomorrow at 11:00 am CET.
Info lengkapnya akan dijelaskan besok pagi pukul 11 Waktu Eropa.