Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 15:11:10 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Charles Mott <cmott@srv.net> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A Parable Message-ID: <27867.856221070@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 17 Feb 1997 11:05:36 MST." <Pine.BSF.3.91.970217105509.2483A-100000@darkstar>
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> The FreeBSD team wakes up and says, "Let's audit the entire house for > fires, termite damage, worn carpet, and scratches in the walls -- starting > first in the kitchen." They then go back to sleep. A cute parable, but unfortunately somewhat inaccurate since I can assure you that few people are getting lots of sleep these days. It actually goes somewhat more like this: The FreeBSD team wakes up and says, "Let's audit the entire house for fires, termite damage, worn carpet, and scratches in the walls -- starting first in the kitchen. Oh, but before that, we also should probably note that the godzilla/mothra war on the front lawn will undoubtedly destroy the entire house if we don't put a stop to it first. If a couple of you could get started on the refrigerator, the rest of us are going to go outside with some hoses and rakes to get those pesky critters off our lawn before one of them picks the other up and slam dunks him on this house, like they're always doing in the movies. We'll be back soon!" [they file out, rakes at port-arms, while the remaining volunteers open the regrigerator and peer cautiously inside it. "Hey! I saw something move in there! It's.. It's holding up a crude sign, written in mustard, which says ``free the freezer five!'' And it's got a knife! Aigh!! OK, so who wants to go in there first?" (nobody moves a muscle) ]
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