From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 5 12:40:41 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 2E7C9106564A for ; Sat, 5 Feb 2011 12:40:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE0978FC08 for ; Sat, 5 Feb 2011 12:40:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mr17.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.37]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 05 Feb 2011 07:40:39 -0500 Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr17.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 4.1.9-GA) with ESMTP id ASH74178; Sat, 5 Feb 2011 07:39:51 -0500 Received-SPF: None identity=pra; client-ip=209.6.91.204; receiver=smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net; envelope-from="roberthuff@rcn.com"; x-sender="roberthuff@rcn.com"; x-conformance=sidf_compatible Received-SPF: None identity=mailfrom; client-ip=209.6.91.204; receiver=smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net; envelope-from="roberthuff@rcn.com"; x-sender="roberthuff@rcn.com"; x-conformance=sidf_compatible Received-SPF: None identity=helo; client-ip=209.6.91.204; receiver=smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net; envelope-from="roberthuff@rcn.com"; x-sender="postmaster@jerusalem.litteratus.org.litteratus.org"; x-conformance=sidf_compatible Received: from 209-6-91-204.c3-0.smr-ubr1.sbo-smr.ma.cable.rcn.com (HELO jerusalem.litteratus.org.litteratus.org) ([209.6.91.204]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 05 Feb 2011 07:39:52 -0500 From: Robert Huff MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <19789.17673.156683.275881@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 07:39:37 -0500 To: Sergio de Almeida Lenzi In-Reply-To: <1296902312.20328.13.camel@z6000.lenzicasa> References: <201102042303.p14N3ZcI081924@mail.r-bonomi.com> <4d4d0fec.HyCzRPm6kct8RHaK%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <1296902312.20328.13.camel@z6000.lenzicasa> X-Mailer: VM 7.17 under 21.5 (beta28) "fuki" XEmacs Lucid X-Junkmail-Whitelist: YES (by domain whitelist at mr17.lnh.mail.rcn.net) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 12:40:41 -0000 Sergio de Almeida Lenzi writes: > 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. If the program is well-written, it may well be that re-compiling is all that needs to be done. (And I believe tha goal for new .0 versions is more like 18-24 months.) > 2) Found an org, and using tax reduction program to finance > software: here is is possible... > > Any new ideas??? Yes: skip phase 2. Have a person with s good reputation agree to do the work - accept pledges, talk to the author, then collect and transfer money. In the U.S., there's no reason not to ... but there's no strong reason to, either. Respectfully, Robert Huff