From mit-eddie!sppip7.lkg.dec.com!jc Mon Mar 23 14:01:33 1992 Return-Path: Received: by minya.uucp (/\=-/\ Smail3.1.18.1 #18.16) id ; Mon, 23 Mar 92 14:01 EST Received: from CRL.DEC.COM by EDDIE.MIT.EDU with SMTP (5.65/25-eef) id AA18708; Mon, 23 Mar 92 12:24:13 -0500 Received: by crl.dec.com; id AA22220; Mon, 23 Mar 92 11:53:28 -0500 Received: by sppip7.lkg.dec.com (5.57/ULTRIX-fma-071891); id AA16429; Mon, 23 Mar 92 12:26:30 -0500 Date: Mon, 23 Mar 92 12:26:30 -0500 From: mit-eddie!sppip7.lkg.dec.com!jc (John Chambers) Message-Id: <9203231726.AA16429@sppip7.lkg.dec.com> To: jchome@sppip7.lkg.dec.com Cc: Subject: rec.humor.funny #3403 - Unix vs. US Govt In article , lee@puck.mport.com writes: Path: nntpd.lkg.dec.com!news.crl.dec.com!deccrl!decwrl!decwrl!looking!funny-request From: lee@puck.mport.com Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny Subject: Unix vs. US Govt Keywords: computer, chuckle, original Message-ID: Date: Fri, 20 Mar 92 19:30:05 GMT-)1:44 Lines: 15 Approved: funny@clarinet.com It occurred to me a while ago that Unix is much like the U.S. Government: A long time ago, a few brilliant men created a system that empowered its users, gave them freedom, and provided a few essential services. Now it is old, slow, easily corrupted, overly restrictive, too large and confusing for anyone to understand, plagued with inconsistencies, and run by men who only care about money. -- Selected by Brad Templeton. MAIL your joke (jokes ONLY) to funny@clarinet.com Attribute the joke's source if at all possible. A Daemon will auto-reply.