[NTLUG:Discuss] Open source analogy

[Chris Cox]

Fred wrote:
> Sorry, but I couldn't resist this open source analogy, given the political
> season that we are in.

No wait just a second... we're *ix geeks/nerds... we're only allowed
to make car analogies.

Please rewrite this in terms of a car analogy so we can all
understand it better.

:)

> 
> M$ is like the socialist candidate (fill in the blank, there are several)
> who has no problem writing checks funded by future tax obligations.
> It makes people feel good and allows them to go about their day-to-day
> business without thinking too much about how they have given their
> decisions over to their leaders.
> 
> Linux is like that tiny minority that detests socialists, who think about
> what is behind political demagoguery and who back candidates
> who believe in the wisdom of our founding fathers and fiscal responsibility.
> (Not a hard choice, there is only one).
> 
> Fred