From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 6 20:09:44 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F75A16A4DA for ; Wed, 6 Sep 2006 20:09:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeff.rollin@gmail.com) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.239]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F319643D45 for ; Wed, 6 Sep 2006 20:09:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jeff.rollin@gmail.com) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i27so2765063wxd for ; Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:09:43 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=ZGpO3gTbZZQCEORU52+TtEEfRjBinulaBlyWjoeNvf+EXQxqGyBW5Q9gyg/DJ3ao99Df38D7iSY0Qnsl1+JvgX95nARVnf5BkvsgmJusWfWPT4Bx4TS70OD7JgoJ5cZYJimUFnrMC4Eyvzm4DKsQ8kDN/AL8UIiHGCFC843E5bs= Received: by 10.90.54.4 with SMTP id c4mr2473952aga; Wed, 06 Sep 2006 13:09:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.90.98.12 with HTTP; Wed, 6 Sep 2006 13:09:43 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <8a0028260609061309i57066782g74ca063e17b27ca2@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 21:09:43 +0100 From: "Jeff Rollin" To: "White Hat" In-Reply-To: <20060906195937.69700.qmail@web34405.mail.mud.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <8a0028260609061214s2379914naf1af41b9d9b39ff@mail.gmail.com> <20060906195937.69700.qmail@web34405.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: FreeBSD Users Questions Subject: Re: solaris 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: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:09:44 -0000 On 06/09/06, White Hat wrote: > > --- Jeff Rollin wrote: > > > On 06/09/06, White Hat > > wrote: > > > > > > --- Jeff Rollin wrote: > > > > > > > On 06/09/06, White Hat > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- Freminlins wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On 06/09/06, White Hat > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > [...] > > > > > > Immaterial. the singularly most important > > > > > feature is suitability to task. If it is free > > > > > > and it does not work, what good is it? > > > > > > > > In what way does it "not work"? It's enough for > > > > many people, so why should they pay more? > > > > > > I never said that anyone should pay more. I simply > > > said that it was not suitable for the tasks that > > > both I, and primarily my wife, use it for. > > > > > > No, you said "it does not work." It's up there in > > black and white. > > > > Again, the price > > The inference was if the object is not suitable for a > designated task, then it is not a viable option. > Hence, it doesn't work. I had thought that was > obvious. The inference was certainly there. I did not > spell it out since this is a forum and I had no > inclination to turn this into a thesis. However, it is > also obvious that price is your determining factor. > Nothing wrong with that as long as it is declared up > front. There was no such inference. [...] > > > > > That's a good idea. And I should be able to > > procure > > > > products and settle > > > > scores anyway I want without government > > > > intervention, too. > > > > > > Way out of line. > > > > > > Not out of line. Thee are many, many examples of > > companies already getting away with breaking the few > > rules that are there: why should those rules be > > relaxed so that they get away with even MORE at the > > expense of the buyer? > > > > No where did I even suggest the idea of retribution. > > > > > > Nor did I, as I noted, that was sarcasm. > > Labeling it as sarcasm does not change the fact that > it was exactly what you meant. I think I'm much more qualified than you to decide what I meant. If I wear a T-shirt > that has emblazoned on it: "touch me an I will kill > you", and someone actually touched me and I make good > on the treat, I cannot claim that they were > forewarned. By the way, what bothers you so much > regarding free enterprise, with the possible exception > that you are not experiencing any monetary rewards > from it? Free enterprise does not bother me. Lies and illegal practices do. I > personally I detest what many corporations proceed to > do. However, it is their money and they have that > right. If you don't like their product, either ignore > it or make a better one. They do not have the right to break the law Bitching is for losers Funny you should say that, given your contributions to this thread. Jeff Rollin -- Proud Linux user since 1998