[NCLUG] Living without windows? LONG

[Daniel Miles]

Oh come on, this is getting rediculous now!

On Mon, 18 Feb 2002 23:54:34 -0700
Matt Taggart <matt at lackof.org> wrote:

> 
> Corey Snipes writes...
> 
> > In other words, Rich... a corvette is a great car.  If your situation
> > requires that you loan your car to your mother twice a week, and carry 6
> > kids to soccer every thursday, keep the minivan.  The corvette is no
> > less of a car for those reasons -- just a great *second* car.
> 
> I disagree with the "6 kids" part, because size implies the Windows minivan 
> has more capability then the Linux corvette which is misleading. I think a 
> better analogy is to say that the Linux car is standard transmission. It's 
> harder to learn initially but once you've learned, it gives you additional 
> flexibility, power, and saves gas. Some people prefer standard some prefer 
> automatic...
> 
> A better analogy overall is Neil Stephenson's from "In the Beginning was the 
> Command Line",
> 
> http://www.gimpster.com/linux/texts/command.php
> (the "MGBs, TANKS, AND BATMOBILES" section)
> 
> -- 
> Matt Taggart
> matt at lackof.org
> 
> 
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