-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 09/10/06 08:59, Andrei Popescu wrote: > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> As for "freeing up ... hard disk", I agree, that's the *worst* >> reason for doing this. Unless OP is poor and lives in the 3rd >> world. But then, does he have a DVD burner, and do his family/ >> friends have DVD players? >> >> - -- >> Ron Johnson, Jr. >> Jefferson LA USA > > It is difficult to judge what represents poor or wealthy. Romania is > not in the 3rd world, but the average (net) income is ~200 EUR/month. I > get paid above the average, but I would have to be badly pressed in > order to spend the 50-70 EUR for a new HDD. Besides, the prices for > hardware in Romania are usually higher then USA. Actually almost > everything is more expensive then in the USA. Probably the only > significant difference is rent, but we are catching up fast.
Totally understood. When I wrote it, I figured that I might be painting with too broad a brush. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Is "common sense" really valid? For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins are mud people. However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFBDLHS9HxQb37XmcRArqhAKCbOdujBK4M81L/TtERfpgDHpRRqwCgtJ+Q yyBaommYspCqEURHhMs3O2s= =jDYO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
