From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 15:05:20 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B58371065675 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:05:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B0C18FC16 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:05:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m6LF21Q0041584; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:02:01 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id m6LF21YS041583; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:02:01 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:02:01 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080721150201.GA41544@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <10989.172.24.169.213.1216491493.squirrel@webmail.lipetsk.ru> <48823535.6070306@FreeBSD.org> <200807191721.03418.gnemmi@gmail.com> <200807191801.57568.mike.jeays@rogers.com> <1216540522.6845.19.camel@dingo-laptop> <20080720144020.GA12401@kokopelli.hydra> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080720144020.GA12401@kokopelli.hydra> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Jerry McAllister Subject: Re: What price at the license of FreeBSD 7? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:05:20 -0000 On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 08:40:20AM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: > On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 02:55:22PM +0700, OutBackDingo wrote: > > > > > How many Zimbabwe dollars, I wonder? This seems to give the finest > > > measurement for approximations to zero... > > > > I think this is a bit uncalled for, it might have been in a candid > > manner, but there are alot of locations in the world using FreeBSD > > quite effectively where most people live on less then a dollar a day > > Id also like to note your so called US dollar isnt fairing so well. > > Pretty soon might it also be worth 0.00. I do think we should try not to > > insult the ecomonics of other countries > > The US Dollar hasn't really been worth anything since 1975 at the latest. > People just haven't figured that out yet. Neither have most of the things people are buying with it. So, it all evens out. It people only bought what they really need, the dollar would be high, and the economy would be totally stagnant. Who knows, maybe that would be better than what we have now. ////jerry > > -- > Chad Perrin [ content licensed PDL: http://pdl.apotheon.org ] > They always say that when life gives you lemons you should make lemonade. > I always wonder -- isn't the lemonade going to suck if life doesn't give > you any sugar?