Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 25 Sep 1996 08:23:57 +0300 (EET DST) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Money (was Re: test version of 2.1.0 available (fwd)) |
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On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, Marc Lewis wrote: > > > > Linus, > > > > Go ahead and put me down for AT LEAST $1. Just give me an address and > > the exchange info and I'll be more than happy to support whatever > > fiendish pleasure you may partake in, that would not be considered "your > > job!" :) > > > > Mike > > There is a currency converter at "http://www.olsen.ch/cgi-bin/exmenu"... > We just need an address, now.....
I _really_ don't want money. You wouldn't believe how frustrating it is with personal cheques from the US - in the best case it costs on the order of $10-20 USD just to get them cached (*), and that's after arguing about it with the bank tellers for 10 minutes.
As to the person who suggested beer - oh Gods. The Finnish customs people are all ex-Nazis, and they've gotten a lot grumpier since their austere leader shot his brains out. They have a bad day EVERY DAY. Their only joy in life is to confiscate alcohol from abroad.
Linus
(*) Think about it for a while. How safe would you rate any personal cheque on a scale of 1-10? Personally, I'd call it at about a -50. You can print out fake cheques on your average dot matrix printer, for Gods sake! Small children in kindergarten can make one up with a pink crayon. No wonder no self-respecting bank outside the US wants to have anything to do with them.
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