[Gllug] The BBC and Microsoft.

Richard Cohen richard at vmlinuz.org
Tue Oct 30 00:21:53 UTC 2001


On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, Dan Kolb wrote:

> On Monday 29 Oct 2001 23:16 pm, Chris Bell wrote:
> >    There was a humorous description regarding taking off with Linux which
> > described the way one was handed a spanner, a DIY kit of seat components,
> > and a seat how-to; perhaps we should show that building a seat is not too
> > difficult, and demonstrate that the results are well worth the effort.
>
> Yes. It was "If Operating Systems were Airplanes". I'm sure someone who's got
> too much time on their hands can post a URL.

Oh, me, me!

http://www.looniebin-of-jokes.com/jokes/airop.htm is a reasonable version.
There are quite a few versions out there...
The UNIX plane isn't really correct any more...

[snip]

> Dan

Cheers
Richard


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