An interesting observation from the FreeBSD FAQ

Cary Jamison Cary_Jamison@Symantec.com
Sat Jun 18 00:20:00 GMT 2005


Christopher Faylor wrote:
> I just saw this on the gcc mailing list.  It's spot on.
>
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/misc.html#BIKESHED-PAINTING

Some of the examples remind me of how things are done in third-world 
countries.  Try picking something up at a post-office in Egypt.  You take 
your paper to the first window, where the person behind the window looks at 
it, and tells you to go to another window.  The next guy stamps it and sends 
you to another.  He checks to make sure it is properly stamped and sends you 
to another.  Finally you get to someone who will retrieve your package for 
you.

Repeat this process at any government office in the country.  We figured 
this is how they keep the masses employed :-)


Cary





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