> about being cheaper than the next guy. I'd even say that there are those > who would say it isn't cheaper with regards to total cost to set up, and > get started. The bump in the cost is usually due to the cost of > knowledge acquisition. It costs money or time to get this knowledge.
True. I think it was Byte Magazine that said "Linux is only free if your time is invaluable" > I wonder if you are the kind of guy who regularly went to parties and > took the minimum amount of drink so you were not pitched out the door, > and then proceeded to siphon off what everyone else brought. Nope, I'm the kinda guy that brings $10k in lasers and lights for free, and leaves giving the host $10. > seminar put on by Nortel and laughing my ass off at the amount of money > they wanted for features that asterisk provided for free. I did thank > them for a nice lunch and a reason to be out of the office, and I was > nice enough to not ridicule their systems in front of other potential > customers. I'd say they are part of a flashy big business mentality that > doesn't go well during tough times. Linux is the answer for those that > have more time than money. They have to charge all that money to pay for all the free lunches. > Why not try those lines of BS on GM and see if they lower the cost of a > car just so you can drive it. No thanks, I don't want a GM car. > Yeah, then we would get people like you without a job saying you > shouldn't have to pay. Yawn. Do *YOU* pay for every piece of open source software you use? _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
