From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 20 09:29:35 2005 Return-Path: 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 4FC1716A4CE for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 09:29:35 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (mp.cs.niu.edu [131.156.68.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0969943D49 for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 09:29:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bennett@cs.niu.edu) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (bennett@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mp.cs.niu.edu (8.13.3/8.13.3/d) with ESMTP id j0K9TXEC022107; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 03:29:33 -0600 (CST) Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 03:29:33 -0600 (CST) From: Scott Bennett Message-Id: <200501200929.j0K9TXbl022106@mp.cs.niu.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org cc: mkb@incubus.de Subject: Re: FreeBSD I LOVE YOU X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 09:29:35 -0000 On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 01:09:10 +0100 Matthias Buelow wrote: >Anthony Atkielski wrote: > >> Indeed, someone in the Third World without the means to buy a new PC and >> an expensive Windows license could find a junk PC and install FreeBSD on > >And where do you think would they "find" this "junk PC"? >Don't you think that's a bit condescending? >Like, "let's give those negroes our old shoes"? And so your preference would be that the machines should go to a landfill rather than to someone who can't afford a computer at all? > >They can perfectly well buy new machines at local retailers (there are >some in bigger cities) for a fraction of the money that it would take >you to ship'em your old rustbucket. Why don't you send some money instead? > You sound awfully willing to spend other people's money. Perhaps you should ask them to buy you some texts on economics. Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ********************************************************************** * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * *--------------------------------------------------------------------* * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * **********************************************************************