stryker@phyc.ucsf.edu (Michael P Stryker) (08/05/90)
A developer in industry who wishes to remain nameless followed up the earlier transport-level characterization of Unix and other operating systems posted to this newsgroup: "VMS is like a Soviet railroad train.... "The Mac operating system is like the monorail at Disney World.... "Unix is like the maritime transit system in an impoverished country...." with the following apt observations: UNIX ought to be chosen operating system of the Republican Party. Everything in UNIX is the way it is for no longer relevant historical reasons, preserved for the profit of a few but trumpeted as the triumph of the common man. Every four years (or so) there is a great ballyhoo about how much UNIX is doing for us, and how grateful we should be to have it, but after the show is over, and UNIX has received our votes, nothing is improved. I thought it would be of wide interest. --Michael Stryker
gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn) (08/06/90)
>I thought it would be of wide interest. --Michael Stryker
You thought wrong.jenkins@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Steve Jenkins) (08/09/90)
In article <3058@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu> stryker@phyc.ucsf.edu (Michael P Stryker) writes: >A developer in industry who wishes to remain nameless followed up the >earlier transport-level characterization of Unix and other operating >systems posted to this newsgroup: > [witty aphorisms] >with the following apt observations: [content-free criticism] In Orel Hershiser's Cy Young 1988 season, he was taunted once by a young fellow in the stands as he walked to the dugout. "You stink." "You're a bum." Etc. When he got close enough, Orel simply said, "Get a bat, kid." I can understand why the developer wants to remain nameless. All I can say is, "Get a keyboard." -- Steve Jenkins N6UNI jenkins@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov Caltech/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (818) 354-0162