From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 22 17:57:07 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 19F17106566C for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:57:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kris@FreeBSD.org) Received: from weak.local (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4760E8FC1A; Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:57:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kris@FreeBSD.org) Message-ID: <48861F72.5080509@FreeBSD.org> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:57:06 +0200 From: Kris Kennaway User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Macintosh/20080421) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bob Johnson 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> <54db43990807221028i467228afs7bad6e902a695ad8@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <54db43990807221028i467228afs7bad6e902a695ad8@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 17:57:07 -0000 Bob Johnson wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Please take any further off-topic discussion to chat. Thanks! Kris