Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 05:47:37 +0200 (CEST) From: "Michael C. Vergallen" <mvergall@mail.double-barrel.be> To: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pfgiffun@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co> Cc: "Michael C. Vergallen" <mvergall@mail.double-barrel.be>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dos2unix Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.04.9905040542200.5602-100000@ws3.double-barrel.be> In-Reply-To: <372E69A7.5A93BBCC@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co>
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yep .... but why work your self to a early grave... ( Yes I am from a meditiranian desend ) so to us working is alian.. :-) my great granfather tried it and he told his son it was a experience not to be repeated ... so we didn't bother working more then we had to ...:-) Poeple die from it you know...:-) Mad Mike --- Michael C. Vergallen A.k.A. Mad Mike, Sportstraat 28 http://www.double-barrel.be/mvergall/ B 9000 Gent ftp://ftp.double-barrel.be/pub/linux/ Belgium tel : 32-9-2227764 Fax : 32-9-2224976 On Mon, 3 May 1999, Pedro F. Giffuni wrote: > Just for a change, knowing that you are wrong, I'm gonna encourage you with this > message I received today ;-) > > Subject: The "Zen" in Investment Banking > > > > >> An investment banker was at the pier of a small > >> coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one > >> fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large > >> yellow fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on > >> the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch > >> them. > >> > >> The Mexican replied, only a little while. > >> > >> The banker then asked why didn't he stay out longer and > >> catch more fish? > >> > >> The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's > >> immediate needs. > >> > >> The banker then asked, "but what do you do with the rest > >> of your time?" > >> > >> The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, > >> play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, > >> stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and > >> play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy life." > >> > >> The banker scoffed, "I have an MBA and could help > >> you. You should spend more time fishing and with the > >> proceeds, buy a bigger boat with the proceeds from the > >> bigger boat you could buy several boats, eventually you > >> would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your > >> catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the > >> processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would > >> control the product, processing and distribution. You would > >> need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to > >> Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you will run > >> your expanding enterprise." > >> > >> The Mexican fisherman asked, "But, how long will this all > >> take?" > >> > >> To which the American replied, "15-20 years." > >> > >> "But what then?" > >> > >> The banker laughed and said that's the best part. "When > >> the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your > >> company stock to the public and become very rich, you would > >> make millions." > >> > >> > >> "Millions.. Then what?" > >> > >> The banker said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small > >> coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a > >> little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, > >> stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip > >> wine and play your guitar with your amigos." > >> > >> > >THIS SHOULD KEEPS THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE!! > > > > > > > Michael C. Vergallen wrote: > > > Yes nesessary ... Look in the ideal world (where everyone could live of a > > grant or trust fund) his ideas would have been taken up a long time ago... > > You look at this this way ... if everyone had the money he or she needed > > and could afford to do what they wanted then his model would be > > ideal..e.i. everyone working for the greater good and all that ... now > > that is RMS's situation ... he can basically write his own ticket and has > > not to worry like most poeple about the where the next meal or rent check > > is going to come from... Thus because of that he can afford to tell poeple > > to give the code for free and tell poeple that a copywright licence is > > shit and why not just give the code away... I do understand that most > > poeple are not in that situation so they have to sell them selves into > > something I call slavery most poeple call it a job. That is okey if you > > have to but I don't ... You see what I mean... if everyone had the same > > amount of money to do what they really wanted they could be generous and > > work for free and give their work away... You are looking at the GPL from > > the way of someone who has to sell it's labour to make a living but in the > > world RMS lives in he does not have to and so he can be generous... Like > > if really that Redmont company wanted to they could do the same and the > > board of directors would not feel a thing...because they made enough money > > allready to live of for the next 100 years in the same style they live now > > > > Michael > > --- > > Michael C. Vergallen A.k.A. Mad Mike, > > Sportstraat 28 http://www.double-barrel.be/mvergall/ > > B 9000 Gent ftp://ftp.double-barrel.be/pub/linux/ > > Belgium tel : 32-9-2227764 Fax : 32-9-2224976 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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