"dsimcha" <dsim...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:gqj4a0$2sm...@digitalmars.com... > == Quote from Nick Sabalausky (a...@a.a)'s article > (Side note: >> since when is beer free?) is complete bullocks.) > > I've explained this to people several times before because others have > been confused by it, too. Free as in > beer means free as in "Dude, I'm going to the frat party to get smashed > because there's free beer." Yes, > there is a cost associated with brewing that beer. Yes, the frat house > had to pay for the keg. However, > _you_ don't have to pay for it. To you, the fact that the beer cost > _someone else_ money is an > implementation detail. All you know/care about is that the interface to > the beer keg does not require > money, and thus you can get smashed for free. >
Oh, I realize that. I was just being a smart-ass. ;)
