Which is what we mean by "cost". Price is what you are asked to pay. Cost is what you actually pay. Thus the phrase "cost/benefit analysis" -- not "price/benefit analysis".
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Maggie Leber (sl: Maggie Darwin) <mag...@matrisync.com> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Lear Cale <lear.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> When we say how much memory a script is "actually using", that means >> the amount of memory the script is making semantic usage of. However, >> the script is *allocated* a larger amount. This larger amount is the >> amount that matters to the system: it's the *cost* of the script, and >> what needs to be controlled. > > It might be more accurate to say it's the *price*, not the *cost*, > since it is what you will be charged for regardless of how much you > actually *use*. > _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
