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Article #6124Re: Unix vs. US Govt
From: Adam Eberbach
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1992 06:52
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1992 06:52
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In <1992Mar22.054910.8790@nntp.hut.fi> jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala) writes: >From: lee@puck.mport.com via rec.humor.funny >It occurred to me a while ago that Unix is much like the U.S. Government: >A long time ago, a few brilliant men created a system that empowered its >users, gave them freedom, and provided a few essential services. >Now it is old, slow, easily corrupted, overly restrictive, too large and >confusing for anyone to understand, plagued with inconsistencies, and >run by men who only care about money. I guess you could say that about Windows 3.0 too, except leave out the bit starting with "A long time ago.......a few essential services" Hehehehe.... Adam
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