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A Plea

Posted Feb 11, 2007 2:31 UTC (Sun) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954)
In reply to: A Plea by sidecut
Parent article: Comparing Linux and Minix

Well, it's not a metaphor. It's a simile. The commenter says Tannenbaum is like a certain kind of politician, not that he is one. And it's about the weakest kind of simile: "reminds me of."

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