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Where does this put Stallman?

• femto 15y ago
  Stallmann got a MacArthur Fellowship, worth USD240,000 in 1990 [1], and a Grace Murray Hopper Award and a Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award, which had some money attached. Torvalds and Stallmann also had a share of a 100 million yen prize in 2001. It's not quite in the Zuckerberg league, but it at least means he shouldn't have to worry about where the next meal is coming from. [1] http://tech.mit.edu/V110/N30/rms.30n.html http://tech.mit.edu/V110/N30/rms.30n.html
  • sk5t 15y ago
    Really? If all I had realized over 22 years was ~US$1.24MM, with nothing else in the pipeline, I'd be seriously concerned about my financial well-being.
    • kaens 15y ago
      Seriously? That's well above many people who are perfectly comfortable with their financial status and do not feel it to be a burden on their lives. I suppose it's a subjective thing, but it strikes me as a bit much.
    • RyanMcGreal 15y ago
      It works out to $56K a year, which is significantly above the American median household income. This also assumes Stallman didn't have any other sources of income or income-equivalent over that period.