From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 23 01:36:44 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E16E516A4B3 for ; Thu, 23 Oct 2003 01:36:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.broadpark.no (mail.broadpark.no [217.13.4.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C824B43F75 for ; Thu, 23 Oct 2003 01:36:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from des@des.no) Received: from smtp.des.no (37.80-203-228.nextgentel.com [80.203.228.37]) by mail.broadpark.no (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2031C79051 for ; Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:36:42 +0200 (MEST) Received: by smtp.des.no (Pony Express, from userid 666) id DC9669B9AB; Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:36:41 +0200 (CEST) Received: from dwp.des.no (dwp.des.no [10.0.0.4]) by smtp.des.no (Pony Express) with ESMTP id C5DB49B992 for ; Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:36:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: by dwp.des.no (Postfix, from userid 2602) id BA593B823; Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:36:37 +0200 (CEST) To: chat@freebsd.org From: des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?q?Sm=F8rgrav?=) Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:36:37 +0200 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.090024 (Oort Gnus v0.24) Emacs/21.3 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on dsa.des.no X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.60 Subject: the IBM way X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 08:36:45 -0000 I'm sitting at my desk staring absently at my mousepad while thinking deep thoughts about a proposed FreeBSD patch. My mousepad happens to be an IBM promotional item for their smart card security kit. It is however a very *nice* mousepad (a 3M Precise Mousing Surface thingy which is excellent for optical mice), and I kinda like IBM, so I don't really mind. Until I notice what is printed in the lower right-hand corner: FRU PN 33L5025 Now, at last, I can sleep soundly at night, safe in the knowledge that if I ever lose or damage my mousepad, I can order a new one from IBM. Except, that is, for the nights I lie awake, slightly disturbed and worried at the idea of an IBM warehouse somewhere full of promotional mouse pads, kept there in case someone calls in and asks for Field Replaceable Unit Part Number 33L5025. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no