From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 22 17:28:12 2008 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 3D065106564A for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:28:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsdlists@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.228]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12A588FC1A for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:28:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsdlists@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id b25so2339678rvf.43 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:28:11 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=ak7e9JVgUQhygykzP8x6KUXsi+ObpLdXtf6aOZwA404=; b=KZYwMCME3tuXkhCFXQqAKcXoaLK2rvWkIQBHrTVBNGaKgUd++BwgBWw9Ed8LXR07M7 9akpsqZaN7aLq539kPrfpTMAIH15+Yi/1BHRj47/KnuncGFDL/HOpjiQEYNZDZlYySIj s4NBU3BmhupEBt+qGHg6T3/6YkvuSbphyyiRA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=Xoy3tWVjmRKTJQH5YOUAAw/M/hs94BwfXfYWrcYkERnDyl1tEY2wd+BUQdwCyS2grN JdhpVWN8mZ5gTEqNcPO7azfeyTziNASoqXIo9FsALJGn8RjNZRxu+8Nno5WQfI7PcYJZ Ta0WrMPglwz/Q03rAA//1YWEcH48DcGrn6Ec0= Received: by 10.140.201.1 with SMTP id y1mr29659rvf.246.1216747691542; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:28:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.140.248.15 with HTTP; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:28:11 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <54db43990807221028i467228afs7bad6e902a695ad8@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:28:11 -0400 From: "Bob Johnson" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20080722003238.GB18067@kokopelli.hydra> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline 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> <20080722003238.GB18067@kokopelli.hydra> Subject: Re: What price at the license of FreeBSD 7? 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: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:28:12 -0000 On 7/21/08, Chad Perrin wrote: > 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. > All currency is fiat currency, unless you print it on toilet paper. Then it will have intrinsic value. Printing it on fish would work, too, but that would stink up your wallet. Gold is durable, but has no real intrinsic value. So print your money on toilet paper or food, then it will always have value. "I'll sell you a copy of FreeBSD for a beer, plus shipping." See how well that works? Don't even have to do currency conversions. - Bob