[FM Discuss] the muddle the model

[adam hyde]

On Sat, 2010-01-30 at 13:00 -0500, Joshua Facemyer wrote:
> mark wrote:
> > On 28/01/10 18:24, adam hyde wrote:
> >   
> >> we should really encourage this model since it helps gets the books out
> >> their and is something of an diy economic model.
> >>     
> >
> > I'm not so sure about that. A DIY economic model would be to exchange
> > books for bread, carrots, massage, firewood... not bucks or euros as
> > suggested.
> >
> > Mark
> >   
> 
> Huh?  DIY just means you've done something yourself rather than relying 
> on someone else.  Pretty general conept.  The DIY part would be having 
> the books printed yourself without having FM or someone else get them 
> printed for you.  Meaning no middle-man.  Hence, you've done the thing 
> yourself.

exactly...although that doesn't preclude you swapping books for
carrots...i'd happily swap a Introduction to the Command Line for a good
massage ...

> 
> JF
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