[60555] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: How much longer..
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (variable@ednet.co.uk)
Thu Aug 14 09:18:41 2003
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:17:08 +0100 (BST)
From: variable@ednet.co.uk
To: "St. Clair, James" <JStClair@vredenburg.com>
Cc: "'nanog@merit.edu '" <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <B30A25E2D1D2D1118021006097C3AC63024543D1@ccopo.vredenburg.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, St. Clair, James wrote:
> Cars did not become more popular because owners had to learn how to swap
> more parts.
The good ole "computers as cars" metaphor. In the UK:
1) In order to drive a car, you have to have a license.
2) In order to have the car on the road, you have to have it taxed and
have a qualified mechanic certify it for basic road worthiness.
Neither of these rules currently apply to computers. Maybe they should.
Rich
