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It's awesome how small this entry is compared to what other developers would describe as their setup.
by why-el 15y ago
It's awesome how small this entry is compared to what other developers would describe as their setup.
- schraeds 15y agoHe isn't a developer, he is a front man for a decades old movement.
- noarchy 15y agoHow do you define "developer"? The man has certainly written his share of code, and has contributed it to the community. I don't know how he has made his living, over the years, but I bet he's been paid to develop at some point.
- slowpoke 15y agoRMS makes his money by being paid for roughly half (iirc) of the talks and speeches he gives around the world. That has been his only source of income for years now.
- why-el 15y agoI am also not sure we should tie developer with money.
- xiaomai 15y agoI read an interview with him many years ago in which he said he can't do much programming anymore due to painful arthritis.
- ordinary 15y agoOn the other hand, "mail is what [he does] most of the time". I don't mean to belittle his achievements, I'm generally a fan of Stallman, but if that's really the case, then maybe we should call him a manager, rather than a developer.