Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 16:19:55 +0800
From: "Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: MILIS PISSWORLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [PISSWorld] NEW:Proactive Synergy Linux (only US$ 599 :-)!
[Forwarded from somewhere - unknown source - RMS46]
A new Linux distribution aimed at large corporations has been
released. "Proactive Synergy sugarcoats Linux to make it more
palatable to corporate executives," a spokesman for Proactive
Synergy Paradigm, Inc. said. "In other words, PSL has
'Dilbertized' to make it attractive to PHBs (Point Haired
Bosses)."
PSL is very similar to other distributions except it has more
"corporate-friendly" terminology. A PSL designer noted, "We
basically just read through several Dilbert books and
incorporated the buzzwords we saw into PSL." For instance,
the Linux kernel is known as the "Linux Paradigm". X Windows
is called "The Empowerment Window System" Some more
PHB-friendly changes include:
- Command line shells are called "enabling interfaces";
"downsize" (or ds for short) replaces the "rm" command;
"migrate" replaces "mv".
- "dataminer" is the new name for the "grep" command.
- The backup and archiving tools are collectively known as the
"diversification tools"
- Users are called "team players". Their home directories are
located under the "/cubicle" hierarchy.
- The "superuser" is called the "team leader" or the "team
administrator".
- Instead of "/usr", user team player programs are located
under the "/resources" directory.
- "strategicalliance" (or "sa" for short) replaces the
"ln" command.
- Linked files are said to be "allied".
- Development kernels are called "leading edge paradigms".
The PSL distribution is available for $599. It comes with the
same level of tech support as that offered by Microsoft.
"We offer the same busy signals and dumb answers that the
others do," a Proactive Synergy tech support worker acknowledged.
"This kind of support -- which is demanded by the corporate
world -- is what sets us apart from other Linux distributors."
In regards to PSL, one Red Hat employee is quoted as saying,
"Oh, man, I wish we had thought of that first! Instead of working
on package managers and friendly installation routines, we should
have worked on buzzword-compliance. No wonder Fortune 500
acceptance of Linux has been so sluggish."
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