Cognitive Dissonance and Linux

James Knott james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Tue Nov 16 16:38:23 UTC 2010


Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> Imagine the jobs lost because you didn't have to keep replacing vacuum
> tubes.
>    
Many years ago, while working in as a tech in the telecommunications 
industry, I often had to support tube equipment.  That equipment often 
failed and also needed frequent alignment.  Modern gear is much more 
compact, power efficient, powerful and reliable.  You just set it up and 
let it run.

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