From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Dec 28 17:34:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA26776 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 28 Dec 1998 17:34:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA26768 for ; Mon, 28 Dec 1998 17:34:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id MAA01149; Tue, 29 Dec 1998 12:03:30 +1030 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) id MAA32508; Tue, 29 Dec 1998 12:03:32 +1030 (CST) Message-ID: <19981229120330.Y12346@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 12:03:30 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Gustavo Vieira G C Rios , FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: How to make money ? References: <3687C7D9.13E18D7A@netshell.vicosa.com.br> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <3687C7D9.13E18D7A@netshell.vicosa.com.br>; from Gustavo Vieira G C Rios on Mon, Dec 28, 1998 at 04:03:05PM -0200 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Monday, 28 December 1998 at 16:03:05 -0200, Gustavo Vieira G C Rios wrote: > Hi, FreeBSD support is very good, The OS is by far superior to any > comercial OS, but i have some questions: > > 1) How a so professional OS is built without any money, the ones whom > develops it are not playing of programming in the weekend or just for > fun, right ? Well, in fact many are. Two or three are being paid to do it, with money donated by Walnut Creek CDROM out of the CD-ROM sales (this is a good reason to buy your CD-ROMs from Walnut Creek, BTW). > 2) How do you answer the questions, Dr. Greg Lehey help me with many > questions, i did not have to spend any cents, this is one thing that > would never be true if i were using the Windows Never Try, isn't it? Not > only Dr. Greg, but many ones here helps, how can it be? I can only speak for myself. First, it helps me understand and fix the problems people have with the system, which in turn enables me to write better books (for which I do get money), and secondly it's good advertising for my professional services, which also cost money. See http://www.lemis.com/grog/ for more details. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message