So... Let me get this straight... Everyone is all wound up because the fee's have changed...

--- bitcoin 8.1 (main.h around line 45)
static const int64 MIN_TX_FEE = 50000;
/** Fees smaller than this (in satoshi) are considered zero fee (for relaying) */
static const int64 MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE = 10000;
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--- bitcoin (git just cloned, main.cpp around line 57)
int64 CTransaction::nMinTxFee = 10000;  // Override with -mintxfee
/** Fees smaller than this (in satoshi) are considered zero fee (for relaying) */
int64 CTransaction::nMinRelayTxFee = 10000;
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Umm... WTF?

I suppose gavin screwed up and should have written instead:

int64 CTransaction::nMinTxFee = 50000;  // Override with -mintxfee


Then everyone would be happy...