[cobalt-users] Fw: [isp-linux] OT: Linux Hurray!!

["Gerald Waugh" <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>]

"HL Lau" <lauhl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote

> UNIX Airways
> 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
> 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 neat
> 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, that you really
> don't want to know, and that 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. You take the seat to a location of your choice and bolt
> it into the deck, per the instructions. Once settled, the fully adjustable
> seat is very comfortable, the plane 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? ... "
>