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- From: hpa@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (H. Peter Anvin N9ITP)
- Subject: Re: Paying off Linus' PC (was: Linux Standards)
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.162616.3357@news.acns.nwu.edu>
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- Reply-To: hpa@nwu.edu (H. Peter Anvin)
- Organization: You must be kidding!
- References: <1992Aug16.073340.11418@klaava.Helsinki.FI> <1992Aug18.070709.16015@trl.oz.au>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 16:26:16 GMT
- Lines: 49
-
- In article <1992Aug18.070709.16015@trl.oz.au> of comp.os.linux,
- mcf@medici.trl.OZ.AU (Michael Flower) writes:
- > From article <1992Aug16.073340.11418@klaava.Helsinki.FI>, by torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds):
- >
- > > ......
- > > overreaction to the price I had to pay for minix ($169 may not be much,
- > > but it's still more than I can afford: I'm still paying monthly
- > > installments on my machine) and (b) protection: linux wasn't well-known
- > > .....
- >
- > Ok guys, what say someone organises a whip around to pay off this beast.
- > It seems to me that there are an awful lot of people around that are
- > using Linux, and getting a lot of fun and interest out of it, and for a
- > small trouble we could pay off the machine, and allow Linus's mind
- > fuller scope to spend on the problem in hand rather than the monthly payments
- > on the box. Perhaps as a gesture of saying 'thanx'. I realise that there
- > are many
- > other people that also contribute, but after all, Linus started this game.
- >
-
- Okay people, don't you think this is fair?
-
- Since I have fixed my address problem, I hereby volunteer to collect money
- from Linuxers in the USA. Send checks to:
-
- Linus collection
- c/o Peter Anvin
- EECS department
- Tech Institute rm 2657
- 2145 Sheridan Road
- Evanston, IL 60208-3118
-
- Please make checks out to me (Peter Anvin) so I can transfer them. I
- *will* transfer all money I get, minus bank transfer charges, to Linus, no
- matter how much or how little I get. If there is anything over when he has
- paid off his 'puter I suggest he buys himself some nice hardware to soup up
- his system, or just have some fun.
-
- Also, please put your e-mail address on the checks so I can send you a
- confirmation. Once I have sent the money I'll post a breakdown here so
- everyone can check that I have sent the right amount.
-
- /hpa
-
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