Re: "Torn between two OS" - Solaris vs Linux

From: Andy Fraser (andyfraser31_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/18/04

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    Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:08:00 +0000

    In comp.os.linux.misc, Chris F.A. Johnson uttered the immortal words:

    >> The car analogy is used a lot but it falls down on one point. We're all
    >> prepared to take our cars to mechanics to make sure it runs for years and
    >> is safe to drive. By allowing mechanics to service our cars we can remain
    >> ignorant of the inner workings of the internal combustion engine and the
    >> other mechanical and electrical elements that make up a car.
    >
    > I think the car analogy is a good one. The problem is that people
    > forget how much knowledge actually goes into "just driving the car
    > to the burger joint".
    >
    > Apart from learning to drive the car (which many licensed drivers
    > can barely do safely), there is the knowledge of the rules of the
    > road, knowledge of the roads themselves, etc. etc. There is a
    > large cultural and experiential component to something as
    > seemingly simple as drive the car to the store.

    That's a good point. Reports here (UK) suggest that lots (most?) drivers
    with more than 10 years experience would fail the driving test if they took
    it again today.

    The driver knowledge and experience analogy is a good one when talking about
    users of one OS switching to another. Sort of like going from a car to a
    lorry. I stand by my statements about using the car analogy for user and
    sys admin though. 

    -- 
Andy.
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