From: Roy Boi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: wow Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 07:47:04 +0900 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server
Open Source and M$ decided to have a canoe race on Puget Sound. Both teams practiced hard and long to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, Open Source won by a mile. Afterwards, the M$ team became very discouraged and depressed. The corporate executives of the M$ team decided that the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found. A "Get the Facts Team," made up of senior managers was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action. Their conclusion was that Open Source had 8 seamen rowing and 1 manager steering, whilst M$ had 1 man rowing and 8 general and project managers steering. So the corporate executives of M$ hired a consulting company and paid them incredible amounts of money. They advised that too many people were steering the boat and not enough people were rowing. To prevent losing to Open Source again the next year, the Chairman of M$ made historic and sweeping changes: the rowing team's organizational structure was totally realigned to 4 general managers, 3 steering project managers and 1 steering administrative assistant. They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 1 man rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the "M$ Get the Rowing Facts Program", with meetings, dinners, and a three-day paid vacation for the rower. "We must give the rower empowerment and enrichment through this quality program." The next year Open Source won by 2 miles. Humiliated, M$ executives laid off the rower for poor performance, initiated a $750 million program for development of a new proprietary canoe, blamed the loss on a design defect in the canoe hardware, and issued expanded stock options and leather rowing jackets to the beleaguered steering managers in the hopes they would stay for next year's race. Meanwhile, the BSD team is still trying to figure out why the oars keep making divots in the grass when they're rowing. -- Tracy R Reed http://ultraviolet.org A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right Q: Why should I start my reply below the quoted text -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
