IF OPERATING SYSTEMS RAN THE AIRLINES

Lucutus

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 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?"

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. They the 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.

WindowsNT 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.

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Lucutus of Borg

El_Presidente

Excellent

You sir just made the LIST.

Shiminay

Nice 'un

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All the best,

Dav
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http://homepage.eircom.net/~davitt

Excelsior

Oh, you think we're messing? Bill will read that, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but he is slowly reading through every line of the infobahn. When he gets to you, Lucutus, you will be sorry that you made jokes about that "Microsoft nerd's hand to hand combat skills." yes, remember that joke in the pub back in November, well we heard about that.

You're gonna be so sorry.

By the way Andy, after Freak_Bruther's spiritual guidance I am officially making Steve Jobs my one and only God. Monotheism is going to be tough, but with an adorable friendly face like that one, I reckon I can handle it.

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Lucutus

Oooooo, The List

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Lucutus of Borg

Asuka

Nice one