Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:32:38 -0600 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What price at the license of FreeBSD 7? Message-ID: <20080722003238.GB18067@kokopelli.hydra> In-Reply-To: <20080721150201.GA41544@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <10989.172.24.169.213.1216491493.squirrel@webmail.lipetsk.ru> <48823535.6070306@FreeBSD.org> <200807191721.03418.gnemmi@gmail.com> <200807191801.57568.mike.jeays@rogers.com> <1216540522.6845.19.camel@dingo-laptop> <20080720144020.GA12401@kokopelli.hydra> <20080721150201.GA41544@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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--LpQ9ahxlCli8rRTG Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 11:02:01AM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 08:40:20AM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote: >=20 > > On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 02:55:22PM +0700, OutBackDingo wrote: > > >=20 > > > > How many Zimbabwe dollars, I wonder? This seems to give the finest= =20 > > > > measurement for approximations to zero... > > >=20 > > > I think this is a bit uncalled for, it might have been in a candid > > > manner, but there are alot of locations in the world using FreeBSD > > > quite effectively where most people live on less then a dollar a day > > > Id also like to note your so called US dollar isnt fairing so well. > > > Pretty soon might it also be worth 0.00. I do think we should try not= to > > > insult the ecomonics of other countries=20 > >=20 > > The US Dollar hasn't really been worth anything since 1975 at the lates= t. > > People just haven't figured that out yet. >=20 > Neither have most of the things people are buying with it. > So, it all evens out. > It people only bought what they really need, the dollar would > be high, and the economy would be totally stagnant. Who knows, > maybe that would be better than what we have now. That wouldn't solve the problem of the US dollar being a fiat currency. Basically, under a fiat currency, trying to financially plan for the future is a matter of gambling the economy won't blow up in your face in the interim -- which is anything but a sure bet. --=20 Chad Perrin [ content licensed PDL: http://pdl.apotheon.org ] Jeff Henager: "If the average user can put a CD in and boot the system and follow the prompts, he can install and use Linux. If he can't do that simple task, he doesn't need to be around technology." --LpQ9ahxlCli8rRTG Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkiFKqYACgkQ9mn/Pj01uKWxWACgz/pNC3KNCe83cbxMtmzccRV5 iJYAn3OwAeHz3NGNNjgLp9gIKub+26fQ =mI7h -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --LpQ9ahxlCli8rRTG--
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