From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 5 10:38:38 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A749A106566B for ; Sat, 5 Feb 2011 10:38:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lenzi.sergio@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gy0-f182.google.com (mail-gy0-f182.google.com [209.85.160.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E4C08FC13 for ; Sat, 5 Feb 2011 10:38:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gyf3 with SMTP id 3so1279948gyf.13 for ; Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:38:37 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:subject:from:to:in-reply-to:references :content-type:date:message-id:mime-version:x-mailer; bh=bq1TWnCcLoEIwcWW1UKmGVumCr0FV1zqAgm6MK52+p8=; b=tjTxdE2SsDDpzGlZyCF1NxKsZT0tjVvYum5Rlu6mtinc9ZmEHn5lXq2G1KXihca0O6 5gPn8hH9zyr7/Eoej3cXUDVHEtlqRCExWGJa5GzEGfsGcLCriW61lEjCTjdEuJI6Fr9Y GJSwjxc8Loj44SbLEPGMKTVw+C99PC3rSNPVo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:from:to:in-reply-to:references:content-type:date:message-id :mime-version:x-mailer; b=ZY5MWCcV0iRIY38FWG6OaxGsnO/tFx4FbIvxwbN+HJslgLsLDTjGupKQuTrpDlITCg JrASnnZI7z6tfit7w9ZqUXyI0DEt6Fg6NleBg6aOtQFSSp0JOADeqOvYIiCJiIjn8eWj nBhYog5XJg+DJTgtv85zLlup1NxiLbCuKcvG4= Received: by 10.90.78.10 with SMTP id a10mr16842752agb.89.1296902317543; Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:38:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.6.230] ([201.21.166.97]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id w6sm2204869anf.6.2011.02.05.02.38.35 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:38:36 -0800 (PST) From: Sergio de Almeida Lenzi To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <4d4d0fec.HyCzRPm6kct8RHaK%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <201102042303.p14N3ZcI081924@mail.r-bonomi.com> <4d4d0fec.HyCzRPm6kct8RHaK%perryh@pluto.rain.com> Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 08:38:32 -0200 Message-ID: <1296902312.20328.13.camel@z6000.lenzicasa> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.32.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Scanner recommendation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:38:38 -0000 Em Sáb, 2011-02-05 às 00:53 -0800, perryh@pluto.rain.com escreveu: > Robert Bonomi wrote: > > > Somebody saying "I'll buy it, if it supports _this_ scanner" > > is motivation. > > So perhaps what is needed is for N FreeBSD users to say "I'll buy > it, if it runs on FreeBSD." Any guesses on how large an N would > be needed to provide sufficient motivation? My experience (many, many years) says that the question is something different: How much $$$ do you need to produce (compile) a FreeBSD version??? 300, 500, 5000??? Money talks. If ou make this question to Adobe, they will never hear you, but a small company (Ed) may be he will. As FreeBSD comes out with a new version about a year (or two..) 7.x -> 8.x -> 9.x a version of the sofware needs to be done (compiled) seldom. Let's say the ammount of money that interests Ed is US$5000.00 I am considering this kind of approach, various: 1) collect money in the freebsd community US$10 each you would need only 500 persons 2) Found an org, and using tax reduction program to finance software: here is is possible... Any new ideas??? Sergio