If OS's were airlines

["Foz" <nospam [at] mmu.ac.uk>]

I'm sorry, but this made me laugh...


          IF OPERATING SYSTEMS RAN THE AIRLINES
     
UNIX Airways
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Everyone brings one piece of the plane along when they come to the 
airport. They all go out on the runway and put the plane together piece 
by piece, arguing non-stop about what kind of plane they are supposed 
to be building.
     
Air DOS
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Everybody pushes the airplane until it glides, then they jump on and let
the plane coast until it hits the ground again. Then they push again, jump
on again, and so on ...
     
Mac Airlines
============
All the stewards, captains, baggage handlers, and ticket agents look and
act exactly the same.  Every time you ask questions about details, you are 
gently but firmly told that you don't need to know, don't want to know, and 
everything will be done for you without your ever having to know, so just 
shut up.
     
Windows Air
===========
The terminal is pretty and colorful, with friendly stewards, easy
baggage check and boarding, and a smooth take-off.  After about 
10 minutes in the air, the plane explodes with no warning whatsoever.
     
Windows NT Air
==============
Just like Windows Air, but costs more, uses much bigger planes, and
takes out all the other aircraft within a 40-mile radius when it explodes.
     
Linux Air
=========
Disgruntled employees of all the other OS airlines decide to start their
own airline.  They build the planes, ticket counters, and pave the runways 
themselves.  They charge a small fee to cover the cost of printing the 
ticket, but you can also download and print the ticket yourself.  When
you board the plane, you are given a seat, four bolts, a wrench and a copy
of the seat-HOWTO.html.  Once settled, the fully adjustable seat is very 
comfortable, the plan leaves and arrives on time without a single
problem, the in-flight meal is wonderful.  
You try to tell customers of the other airlines about the great trip,
but all they can say is, "You had to do WHAT with the seat?"

Enjoy!

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Paul Aspinall - Manchester Metropolitan Uni
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Microsoft Winblows, Internet Exploder
Of course you trust these people...
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