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Re: [LUG] flying tux?

 

Martinus Scriblerus wrote:
> On 4/27/07, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Paul Sutton wrote:
>>> Jonathan Roberts wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've heard that the new Virgin planes run GNU/Linux so no reason why
>>>> Qatar Airlines doesn't as well!
>>>>
>>>> Jon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Would you fly on a plane using Windows,  ?
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>> Or a war ship running Windows 2000?
>>
>> I wouldn't be surprised if Virgin Trains run Windows, they hardly ever
>> arrive on time.

When I went to America a few years ago I think I ended up going to 6 or 
7 difference airports trying to get a flight to the right place, and 
nearly 25% of the screens I saw (the ones with flight times) had crashed 
and were showing windows error messages.

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