Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:38:41 -0800 (PST) From: Jamie Bowden <ragnar@sysabend.org> To: Brian Sobolak <sobolak@mindspring.com> Cc: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The Scylla (pat. pending) and Charibdes.NET Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10110311138120.50500-100000@moo.sysabend.org> In-Reply-To: <196141366504.20011031111007@mindspring.com>
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On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Brian Sobolak wrote: :Hello j, : :Wednesday, October 31, 2001, 7:52:12 AM, you wrote: : : :jm> Well, rats. I have been supporting Barnes and Noble because of the :jm> patent issue with Amazon. But now I read that Amazon is using Linux and :jm> saving money compared to Unix and (possibly) MS. And BN is using .NET :jm> in its backend for order fulfillment. : :jm> I hate to support amazon, with the patent issue, but i also hate to :jm> support a .net early adopter. : :Why not support your local bookseller instead? Because paying more for a smaller selection is right up there on the list of stupid things to do with your time. Jamie Bowden -- "It was half way to Rivendell when the drugs began to take hold" Hunter S Tolkien "Fear and Loathing in Barad Dur" Iain Bowen <alaric@alaric.org.uk> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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