- If Operating Systems were Airlines
- DOS AIR: All the passengers go out onto the runway,
- grab hold of the plane, push it until it gets in
- the air, hop on, and jump off when it hits the
- ground again. Then they grab the plane again, push
- it back into the air, hop on, etcetera.
- WINDOWS AIRLINES: The terminal is very neat and
- clean, the attendants are all very attractive and
- the pilots very capable. The fleet is immense. Your
- jet takes off without a hitch, pushing above the
- clouds, and at 20,000 feet it explodes without
- warning.
- MAC AIRWAYS: Tickets are expensive. The cashiers,
- flight attendants, and pilots all look the same,
- feel the same and act the same. When asked
- questions about the flight they reply that you
- don't want to know, don't need to know, and would
- you please return to your seat and watch the movie.
- LINUX EXPRESS: Each passenger brings a piece of the
- airplane and a box of tools to the airport. They
- gather on the tarmac, arguing constantly about what
- kind of plane they want to build and how to put it
- together. Eventually, they build several different
- aircraft, but give them all the same name. Some
- passengers actually reach their destinations. All
- passengers believe they got there.