EZ Lube runs LubeSoft, which runs on Linux — more specifically on Ubuntu

It's not like this is breaking news or anything, but I was at EZ Lube today getting an oil change and noticed the tell-tale brown GNOME windows of the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS era.

From looking at the screen while I was paying the bill, One of the windows on the Ubuntu desktop said "LubeSoft," which indeed is software for oil-change places — and which proudly runs in a Linux environment.

I say "proudly because here's how LubeSoft's owner, the Portland, Oregon-based Integrated Services Inc., sells users on the product's Linux base:

Weather the harsh environment of a fast lube with a progressive, stable platform used by computer powerhouses IBM, Dell and Compaq. LubeSoft® runs on Linux, the fastest growing operating system because of its multi-user, multi-tasking capabilities.

Linux allows your greeter, your bay techs, your cashiers and your managers to work at the same time without affecting the speed of the system. And, terminals in each bay allow techs to enter services as they are performed to speed up the invoicing process. Best of all, you have the ability to dial into stores from a remote location at any time without affecting your business.

LubeSoft also includes OpenOffice, something ISI seems to want customers to know:

OpenOffice.org Software included!

OpenOffice.org provides everything most people need in an office productivity suite . It is stable, reliable, and robust, built up over twenty years' development. Unlike its major competitor, it was designed from the start as a single piece of software, which makes for higher quality software and a more consistent user experience. It is actively developed, with several releases every year. The main components of the OpenOffice.org Suite are the Writer wordprocessor (screenshot) ; the Calc spreadsheet (screenshot) ; Impress for presentations (screenshot) ; Draw for graphics (screenshot) ; and the Base database (screenshot).

OpenOffice.org is both easy to use and easy to migrate to , for both experienced and beginners alike. It has a familiar user interface, and is able to read and write the vast majority of legacy file formats (including common Microsoft Office formats). It is supported in over seventy languages, with active support both Community based (free) and from commercial organisations (paid-for).

All I know is that oil-change workers all around the country are using Linux (in the case of EZ Lube, Ubuntu). Nice!