From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Mar 6 17:27:53 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id RAA21124 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 6 Mar 1996 17:27:53 -0800 (PST) Received: (from jmb@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id RAA21107 Wed, 6 Mar 1996 17:27:50 -0800 (PST) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" Message-Id: <199603070127.RAA21107@freefall.freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD or BSDI To: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 17:27:49 -0800 (PST) Cc: lehey.pad@sni.de, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <199603061723.MAA01570@etinc.com> from "dennis" at Mar 6, 96 12:23:12 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk dennis wrote: > > It relates to any decision. If you waste 2 weeks evaluating something > that you could have reasonably decided wasn't what you wanted then > the opportunity cost is 2 weeks of productivity with the right product. crimmie! am i watching the simpsons here? if you waste $20k buying a ford that "you could have reasonably decided wasn't what you wanted then" your a dorf! doctor, it hurts when i put my foot in my mouth! well, dont put your foot in your mouth! > A top engineer's time and a T1 line to play with and other resources > could easily cost over $5000.. If its your time and you'd just be > watching TV otherwise then it doesnt cost that much. the fact that the > product is "free" is not a selling point. If you can't be reasonably sure > that its "as good" or "better" that something else then $500. to $1000. > is irrelevant.