Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 27 Sep 1996 18:00:54 -0600 | From | Jason Monroe <> | Subject | Re: Money (was Re: test version of 2.1.0 available (fwd)) |
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At 11:52 AM 9/26/96 -0500, you wrote: >>>>>> "Linus" == Linus Torvalds <torvalds@cs.helsinki.fi> writes: > > Linus> 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..... > > Linus> I _really_ don't want money. You wouldn't believe how > Linus> frustrating it is with personal cheques from the US - in > Linus> the best case it costs on the order of $10-20 USD just to > Linus> get them cached (*), and that's after arguing about it with > Linus> the bank tellers for 10 minutes. > > Linus> As to the person who suggested beer - oh Gods. The Finnish > Linus> customs people are all ex-Nazis, and they've gotten a lot > Linus> grumpier since their austere leader shot his brains > Linus> out. They have a bad day EVERY DAY. Their only joy in life > Linus> is to confiscate alcohol from abroad. > >How about traveler's cheques, or cashier's cheques? You could save them >up and spend them when you come to the US. Same for the beer: We could >buy them for you over here. (Usenix, San Diego, in January, for >instance. ;) > >Maybe you could open a bank account over here, and we could send money >to the Linus Torvalds Beer Fund, Care of Whatever Bank. Then you could >spend the bucks when you come over. If the fund gets big, you could >ask the bank to wire some of the money to you. They could also issue >you an American Express card that debits that account automatically. >You can spend Amex anywhere. >
Screwit.. just move to the states and be flodded with cash :)
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