Mike Connors wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 18 Jan 2012, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>>> Can that analogy be properly extended to families {Ford vs GM} compares
>> to
>>> {Debian vs Slackbuild vs Red Hat}[common repository structure] with each
>>> having competing lines {commercial vs passenger} might compare to {CLI vs
>>> GUI} and each having models {sedan vs mini van vs pickup} compare to
>>> {Ubuntu vs Kubuntu vs Edubuntu} with all the above coming with various
>>> horsepower (32/64 bit) and custom trim/apps.
>>
>> Yep. The linux professionals can comment on the specifics of the
>> analogise, but those seem broadly appropriate to me.
>>
>
>
> I make no claims about being a "Linux Professional', but I do see one
> glaring hole in
> this analogy that I think is very relevant when comparing/contrasting Linux
> distros. That is
> the different package management systems.
Did I not make clear that for purpose of the analogy I make
clear differing repository schemes had a similarity to
differing manufacturers - i.e. no expectation of
interchangeable parts. OK, so I'm of an age which recalls
lack of standardization of how driver interacted with an
automatic transmission across manufactures - not even to
pull from a museum how "standard" transmissions differed.
IIRC there was a 50's era Desoto which did not require use
of clutch pedal when shifting.
> [*SNIP*]
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