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Sorry, but the people who started this in no way were prioritizing anyone's salary. They had a vision of freedom, and THAT VISION -- more than "someone trying t

by jrm4 3y ago

Sorry, but the people who started this in no way were prioritizing anyone's salary. They had a vision of freedom, and THAT VISION -- more than "someone trying to do a company" -- is what got the best parts of this software going. One company that can't make the numbers work ain't my problem.

bonzini 3y ago
And you're wrong. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html "Distributing free software is an opportunity to raise funds for development". Paying salaries is a way to fund developers. Ergo, distributing free software is an opportunity to raise funds to pay the salaries of free software developers.
- jrm4 3y ago
  I said prioritizing, I didn't say anything like "didn't consider at all"