totally unrelated to::Re: [NCLUG] Re: [NCLUG] Re: Fwd: Re: possible Qwest protest action in Colorado

Larry Butler larry_butler at hp.com
Thu Jan 3 17:17:50 MST 2002


On Thursday 03 January 2002 05:19 pm, you wrote:
> Maybe for $200K he doesn't do that. :)
> Heck, for $200K I _would_ do it!
>
> 	Quent
>

For $200K I would adjust _his_ privates.

On second thought, it's not worth it.

> On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 04:58:46PM -0700, Eric Brunson wrote:
> > He spoke at our ACM chapter when I was at FSU.  My friend started
> > keeping a tally of how many times RMS touched/scratched/adjusted his
> > privates during his talk.  Final count, 67.
> >
> > That's pretty impressive for being on stage only 40 minutes.
> >
> > * Larry Butler (larry_butler at hp.com) [020103 16:52]:
> > > That was very nice of him.  I wish I could have been there.  I don't
> > > know - maybe he thought he was more likely to get money out of a
> > > private university. In any case, I still don't think he's a poor man.
> > >
> > > Larry
> > >
> > > On Thursday 03 January 2002 03:52 pm, you wrote:
> > > > He spoke once at the Front Range Unix Users Group. I think it cost
> > > > nothing or maybe just a burrito. I can't imagine he got much since
> > > > FRUUG is penniless.
> > > >
> > > > The basic idea that people should be able to modify their software
> > > > and share their work is a good one. But, as Mike pointed out, it's
> > > > not a black&white world. The undefined, misty, murky boundary between
> > > > everything drives us engineering, geek types nuts, doesn't it? :)
> > > >
> > > > 	Quent
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 09:41:52AM -0700, Larry Butler wrote:
> > > > > On Wednesday 02 January 2002 06:43 pm, you wrote:
> > > > > > On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 06:36:34PM +0000, Daniel Miles wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ...   Even RMS charges a lot of
> > > > > > money for consulting.  Also, I believe the GNU CD's cost
> > > > > > thousands of dollars.
> > > > >
> > > > > When I was in the Tulane chapter of ACM.  We tried to get RMS as a
> > > > > guest speaker.  I think it would have cose about $200K.  Needless
> > > > > to say we had a change of plans.
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't think Stallman is a poor man.
> > > > >
> > > > > Larry
> > > >
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