[plug] [OT]If airlines where operating systems.

[Shayne O'Neill]

(Had this emailed to me. Got a big laugh)

IF AIRLINES WHERE OPERATING SYSTEMS

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 nonstop about what kind of plane they are supposed to be
building.

Air DOS:
  Everybody lines up and 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 and get on board.

Windows Air:
  The terminal is pretty and colorful, with friendly stewards, easy
baggage
check and boarding, and a smooth takeoff. After about 10 minutes in the
air, the engine sputters and the plane explodes with no warning
whatsoever.

Windows NT Air:
  Just like a nuclear powered Windows Air. It 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 plane leaves and arrives on
time, the only problem is that you could not bring any of your current
luggage on board. When you try to tell customers of the other airlines
about the great trip all they can say is, "You had to do what with the
seat?"