[Discuss] The best Neal Stephenson quote

[bill at horne.net (Bill Horne)]

This is the best Neal Stephenson quote I've ever seen, at least 
pertaining to open source software:

"Hacker with Bullhorn: "Save your money! Accept one of our free tanks! 
It is invulnerable, and can drive
across rocks and swamps at ninety miles an hour while getting a hundred 
miles to the gallon!"

Prospective Station Wagon Buyer: "I know what you say is 
true...but...er...I don't know how to maintain a tank!"

Bullhorn: "You don't know how to maintain a station wagon either!"

Buyer: "But this dealership has mechanics on staff. If something goes 
wrong with my station wagon, I can take a day
off work, bring it here, and pay them to work on it while I sit in the 
waiting room for hours, listening to elevator music."

Bullhorn: "But if you accept one of our free tanks, we will send 
volunteers to your house to fix it for free while you sleep!"

Buyer: "Stay away from my house, you freak!"


--Neal Stephenson 
<http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/545.Neal_Stephenson>,/In the 
Beginning...was the Command Line 
<http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/530507>/

-- 
Bill Horne
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