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>    IF OPERATING SYSTEMS RAN THE AIRLINES
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> 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.
Then
> they 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.
>
> Windows NT 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.
>
> 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 plan 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?"
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