7 Mar
2002
7 Mar
'02
1:51 p.m.
On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Torquil MacCorkle III wrote:
I think it is very nice of you to give away machines
like this. I was
just wondering if you'd be willing to, if you do this again, give me
first dibs on the next complete machine you give away?
I cannot speak for Allison, but if I the above message were directed to
me, I would ask you politely to stop being greedy and to check your email
more often.
Our traditional methods (usually FCFS) for redistributing goods are fair
and sufficient; we ought not to get into the practice of preemptive
first-dibbing.
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)subatomix.com