From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jul 8 16:41:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA17399 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 16:41:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from uhura.concentric.net (uhura.concentric.net [206.173.119.93]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA17394 for ; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 16:41:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Ashort@concentric.net) Received: from marconi.concentric.net (marconi [206.173.119.71]) by uhura.concentric.net (8.8.8/(98/05/18 5.10)) id TAA05733; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 19:41:54 -0400 (EDT) [1-800-745-2747 The Concentric Network] Received: from mariner.cris.com (mariner.concentric.net [206.173.119.83]) by marconi.concentric.net (8.8.8) id TAA15278; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 19:41:54 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 18:41:54 -0500 (EST) From: Andrew Short X-Sender: Ashort@mariner.cris.com To: "Larry Herzog Jr." cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List Subject: Re: re FREE? (fwd) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Approved: Maxwell House Rich French Roast MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Gotta forward it to the list for everyone to see. =) On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Larry Herzog Jr. wrote: > Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 18:24:21 -0500 (CDT) > From: "Larry Herzog Jr." > To: Andrew Short > Subject: Re: re FREE? (fwd) > > > Some people are SO stupid.. > > You know, in Wisconsin, you wouldn't be able to advertise free software as > free unless you could go in somewhere, have someone hand it to you, and > then you leave with no strings attached....We weren't (at the car > dealership) even allowed to advertise free pop and popcorn because there > was an expectation that we might want to talk to you about cars.... > > The next time you go through Wisconsin, see if you can find an > advertisement that says "buy one, get one free"....It is illegal....You > could only say "two for the price of one"....Stupid law....But a great > state to be a consumer.... :) > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Andrew Short Colossians 3:23 > > http://www.concentric.net/~ashort/ > > ashort@concentric.net "Have fun stormin' da castle!" --Miracle Max > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 16:40:56 -0600 (MDT) > > From: Brett Taylor > > To: spray40@epix.net > > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: Re: re FREE? > > > > Hi, > > > > > A "registration" fee or what ever you wish to call it, one in the amount > > > of forty dollars is NOT free. What you are engaged in is FALSE > > > ADVERTISING; individuals AND organizations have been and will be > > > prosecuted for such offenses. > > > > It IS free. If you buy the CD-ROMs from Walnut Creek you are paying for > > the media. Words are free too - do you pay for books, music CD's or > > magazines? If you want it free, start ftp'ing the source to your machine. > > > > It is also Free in the sense that you are free to take any of the FreeBSD > > code and incorporate it into your work (with appropriate attribution). > > > > > Think about it > > > > Maybe you ought to think about it and actually READ about what you are > > getting or trying to get before whining. > > > > Brett > > *********************************************************** > > Brett Taylor brett@peloton.physics.montana.edu > > http://peloton.physics.montana.edu/brett/ > > > > How many Microsoft employees does it take to change a light > > bulb? Zero. They declared Darkness[tm] the standard. > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > _______ > Larry Herzog Jr. "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, > but in humility consider others better than > herzog@Uhhh.Org yourselves." -- Philippians 2:3 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Short Colossians 3:23 http://www.concentric.net/~ashort/ ashort@concentric.net "Have fun stormin' da castle!" --Miracle Max To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message