Why we love Linux:
> > A helicopter was flying around above Seattle yesterday when an > > electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic > > navigation and communications equipment. Due to the clouds and > haze, > > the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position and course > to > > steer to the airport. > > The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, drew a > > handwritten sign, and held it in the helicopter's window. The > pilot's > > sign said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters. > > People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew > a > > large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said "YOU > > ARE IN A HELICOPTER." > > The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to > > steer to SEATAC airport, and landed safely. After they were on the > > ground, the co-pilot asked the pilot how the "YOU ARE IN A > > HELICOPTER" sign helped determine their position. > > The pilot responded "I knew that had to be the MICROSOFT building > > because, similar to their help-lines, they gave me a technically > > correct but completely useless answer."
