From owner-freebsd-current Tue Mar 3 15:11:37 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA10908 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Tue, 3 Mar 1998 15:11:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from arh0300.urh.uiuc.edu (arh0300.urh.uiuc.edu [130.126.72.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA10817; Tue, 3 Mar 1998 15:11:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dannyman@arh0300.urh.uiuc.edu) Received: (from dannyman@localhost) by arh0300.urh.uiuc.edu (8.8.8/8.8.5) id RAA17488; Tue, 3 Mar 1998 17:11:07 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <19980303171106.18217@urh.uiuc.edu> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 17:11:06 -0600 From: dannyman To: shimon@simon-shapiro.org, Shawn Leas Cc: Eivind Eklund , current@FreeBSD.ORG, Mikael Karpberg , "John S.Dyson" , Poul-Henning Kamp , "Jordan K.Hubbard" Subject: FreeBSD Fund References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89i In-Reply-To: ; from Simon Shapiro on Tue, Mar 03, 1998 at 03:07:26PM -0800 X-Loop: djhoward@uiuc.edu X-URL: http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/djhoward/ Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, Mar 03, 1998 at 03:07:26PM -0800, Simon Shapiro wrote: > Lighten up, people. I wanted Jordan to respond. I got his response. > I't is a joke. The serious part is coming up with a series of incentives. > Remember, the number of eager contributors is less than a thousand. At > $10.00 a pop, this will keep Steve in the SMP business for 2 days (at his > rates :-). We need to attract the reluctant, the lazy, the indifferent. > This will take some doing. Now that you all agree which is absurd, > immoral, crazy, suecidal, etc. Come up with real suggestions. given that Windows95 costs like $80 or something at the store, i would expect better educated people who are more heavily in to computers would think FreeBSD is worth a little more than $10. I'm thinking $50, but that's because I'm a poor college student. Reluctant, lazy and indifferent is not yet our userbase. While an option in sysinstall that promises tote bags and plush demons would be ideal, I think a lot of us would at least for the time being be content with an SSL web form where we plug in our credit card number. Let's get the walking down before we start running flat out on this eh? :) -- //Dan -=- This message brought to you by djhoward@uiuc.edu -=- \\/yori -=- Information - http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/djhoward/ -=- aiokomete -=- Our Honored Symbol deserves an Honorable Retirement To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message