From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Mar 6 16:36:45 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from smtppop2pub.verizon.net (smtppop2pub.gte.net [206.46.170.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 385E537B71A for ; Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:36:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from res03db2@gte.net) Received: from gte.net (evrtwa1-ar4-4-34-145-186.dsl.gtei.net [4.34.145.186]) by smtppop2pub.verizon.net with ESMTP ; id SAA104439499 Tue, 6 Mar 2001 18:36:54 -0600 (CST) Received: (from res03db2@localhost) by gte.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id QAA46441; Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:36:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from res03db2@gte.net) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:36:37 -0800 From: Robert Clark To: Trent Waddington Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Stallman stalls again Message-ID: <20010306163637.A46410@darkstar.gte.net> References: <20010306100616.B45802@darkstar.gte.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.4i In-Reply-To: ; from s337240@student.uq.edu.au on Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 05:28:40AM +1000 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Paypal.com is *nonprofit* ? On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 05:28:40AM +1000, Trent Waddington wrote: > > www.paypal.com > > On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Robert Clark wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 06, 2001 at 01:17:06AM -0700, Brett Glass wrote: > > > At 01:49 PM 3/5/2001, Robert Clark wrote: > > > > > > >I just recently heard a statement that helped me understand > > > >why the Grateful Dead allowed taping at their concerts. > > > > > > > >The statement went something like "At the end of the day, > > > >after the performance was over, Jerry went home from work > > > >like anyone else." > > > > > > > >Apparently, the band made a living "performing" their work. > > > > > > This was only one of their many revenue streams. They enjoyed > > > large royalties from T-shirts, posters, and other regalia, as > > > well as from their published albums. While their concerts were > > > profitable, Bill Graham and other promoters made most of the money. > > > > > > --Brett > > > > > > > And there is a message in there somewhere. Is Mr Stallman a > > promoter? In that analogy, would Linus be like Jerry? > > > > I don't begrudge RedHat or Walnut Creek their living. But > > their promotion isn't what I'm interested in. > > > > Someone who is financially responsible needs to setup as a > > nonprofit micropayment broker. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message