There's a Mercedes van (the one that looks like a Tarago) doing the
rounds on the Northern Beaches with [LINUX] and a Redhat sticker in
the middle of the plate.
The owner looked more like a banker and had a passenger in private
school uniform. Does this mean the message is leaving the tech ranks
or that some people can just smell money?
Michael Lake wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Jill here (wrested the keyboard from Mike... too lazy to subscribe
> separately from home...)
>
> The scene: City road, today, just before noon.
> The cast: Jill Rowling (JR); Giggle Boy (GB, a taxi driver).
>
> JR hails a taxi outside Sydney Uni. Destination: Rosebery.
> At City Road JR notices the car in front has a prominent bumper
> sticker...
>
> JR: Oh, well look at that. "I Love Linux".
> GB: What's Linux?
> JR: A computer operating system.
> GB: I don't know much about computers. What's it say on the fine print?
> JR: "Everything Linux dot com dot au". They're a local company...
> GB: (Raves on about rich people and Mr Gates.)
> JR: But Linux isn't put out by Microsoft; it's another operating system,
> a bit more reliable than Windows.
> GB: I went to a seminar where Bill Gates told everyone about his
> wonderful plans for the future (raves on more...) I don't mind as long
> as it lets people be more productive.
> JR: But the look and feel changes every year. How can that improve
> productivity? It'd be like if car makers changed the car controls every
> year. What if next year the steering wheel was in the back seat and they
> re-arranged the pedals all the time?
> GB: But people like Windows.
> JR: Yes, but I'm not sure that they are getting more productive. The
> operating system I use has had the same basic look and feel for the past
> decade or so.
> GB: What's your job?
> JR: Computer system administrator...
>
> JR arrives at destination and pays fare. Hopefully GB has learned there
> is something else out there, but maybe I am preaching to the
> unconvertable! Powerful thing, marketing.
>
> - Jill Rowling
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Cheers,
Craige.
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