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. -- Mark Rousell
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