On 26/11/2021 16:55, Peter Duffy wrote:
> Maybe the problem with the car analogy is that it's only really
> applicable to end-user computers - desktops and laptops. For servers,
> the analogy would need to be extended to buses and HGVs. In those cases,
> where many people rely on the availability and punctuality of the
> vehicles, the drivers and pilots don't fix the problems themselves, and
> also don't go back to the manufacturers to get problems fixed: the
> companies which run the vehicles have teams of engineers who can strip
> the thing down to components and reassemble it.

I think this is a very useful and much improved metaphor.


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Mark Rousell