Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 25 Sep 1996 19:47:00 -0700 (MST) | From | "Jeff Coy Jr." <> | Subject | Re: Money (was Re: test version of 2.1.0 available (fwd)) |
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On Wed, 25 Sep 1996, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 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. >
So I've heard. Will you settle for a "Linus is king!" and an honest offer for a good meal with good beer if you ever make it this way?
Other than that, all I can offer you (and all the developers) is a great deal of thanks for a great operating system.
jeff
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