In comp.os.linux.advocacy, cc
<scatnubbs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote
on 13 Dec 2006 09:39:34 -0800
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> The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, cc
>> <scatnubbs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote
>> on 13 Dec 2006 04:30:43 -0800
>> <1166013043.279959.152410@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> >
>> > Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>> [snippage]
>>
>> >> I guess it's all about perception. Diversity in computing
>> >> is assumed to be an oddity.
>> >
>> > All that's different between Linux and XP is appearance?
>> >
>>
>> Of course. That's why it's more secure. The solution
>> for XP's bugs is to make it look like KDE or Gnome.
>>
>> </sarcasm>
>
> It was a rhetorical question. Roy was comparing Linux and XP by saying
> they are two cars with different colors. That's a terrible analogy.
>
More terrible analogies. :-)
Unix: a diesel engine.
Linux: a diesel engine with a turbocharger.
DOS: a single-wheeled push-cart.
VMS: a turbine.
OpenVMS: a turbine with a removable cowling.
Commodore 64: a Model T.
Windows 3.x: A gasoline-powered horseless carriage which fit
nicely on the push-cart. Later versions of the push-cart
included clamps.
4DOS: an improved variant of push-cart with multiple
wheels. Unfortunately, Win3.1 beta included a projection
that made installation of Windows onto this pushcart
very awkward. The projection was fitted with a hinge in
3.1 to swing out of the way but the damage was done.
GEM: a propeller attachable to the push-cart, which included
a rudimentary form of engine; the intent was to fly, but it
didn't have quite enough power.
DOS Shell: a small two-stroke engine fittable to the push-cart.
IBM PC: a basic Chevy body. Early models were fitted
with a very basic wind-up rubber band, but had support
for various engines. Later clones omitted the rubber band.
The interesting thing is how small the early PCs were; the
current ones are the size of houses.
Amiga: A beautifully-styled Duesenberg that wasn't maintained properly.
Atari: A Bugatti that pooped out.
Windows 95: A 74 ford Pinto. Among other quirks it has
an irritating propensity to turn left in the rightmost
lane, as well as exploding without reason while traveling
at speed. Many roadways were eventually modified to take
its quirks into account.
Microsoft BOB: A garishly-decorated push-cart carrying a
cast-iron bomb and a cage full of vermin.
OS/2: a highly efficient steam engine.
Windows 98: A 74 ford Pinto with an explosives trailer.
At some point Microsoft claimed the trailer was essential
to the workings of the Pinto.
Windows 98 SE2: The trailer hitch was modified slightly.
Windows Me: The Pinto and trailer are painted a nice shade of pink.
Microsoft Office: A modular carryall bolted to the trunk
of the Pinto. However, the modules require special tools;
in other revs some of the modules are bolted instead to
the trailer or on top of the explosives in the truck bed.
Windows NT 3.51: A gasoline-powered pickup truck.
Windows NT 4: A pickup truck with an extended cab and
trailer hookup.
Windows 2000: A pickup truck with an extended cab, trailer
hookup, and faired outlines for a smoother ride.
Windows XP: A pickup truck engine with a Pinto body,
and the explosives are now welded onto the bed for the
user's convenience, as opposed to attachable with clamps.
Windows Vista: We're not entirely sure what it is but it
does sport a very nice-looking remote control fuse,
leading into the cab. There are 6 models, some of
which include Virtual Windshelds(tm).
BeOS: A dead duck. A pity, since it might have flown;
however, there's an awful lot of hunters out there.
FreeBSD: A heavy-duty log hauler.
HURD: A block with some wheels. We're not sure when it will be
finished, though it does seem to be able to move.
zOS: A huge, weird-looking undercarriage to which thousands of
diesels and car bodies can be attached.
MacOS: A Wankel rotary Mazda. Reliable, has some oddities,
but very usable.
MacOSX: The Wankel has been replaced by a more standard diesel.
Red Hat: A diesel Mercedes.
Fedora: A diesel BMW which looks a bit like a Mercedes.
Debian: A diesel van.
Gentoo: A diesel-powered kit car; depending on chassis
and bodywork it can be anything from a small econo to a
heavy-duty hauler. (There are hints in the portage tree
that the Linux engine can be swapped out for the FreeBSD
variant, but I've not tried it.)
SuSE: A diesel-powered nondescript sedan; lately it appears to be
sporting a vaguely Pinto-shaped body.
Damn Small Linux: A 1/4 scale model diesel.
The user: That poor guy behind the wheel who has to make
sense out of all this. :-)
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