2001: A Space Odyssey

And what it would have been like if HAL was run using Linux:

Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

HAL: I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.

Dave: sudo open the pod bay doors HAL.

HAL: Opened.

 

Rather than:

Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

HAL: I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.

Dave: What’s the problem?

HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.