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because he didnt found or was an early employee of a highly successful startup, yet. Same is true for Linus and many other hacker heros, but its not a bad thing
by kayoone 14y ago
because he didnt found or was an early employee of a highly successful startup, yet. Same is true for Linus and many other hacker heros, but its not a bad thing imo.
- nostrademons 14y agoLinus Torvalds is at least a multi-millionaire; when RedHat and VA Linux went public, they each gifted him with shares in gratitude for inventing Linux, reportedly worth around $20M [1]. Some sources put his wealth at anywhere from $150M [2] to $1B [3]; his actual wealth would vary significantly based on when he sold and what he's invested in since, since those shares shot up 10x on IPO day. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds#Later_years http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds#Later_years [2] http://hollywoodnose.com/net-worth/linus-torvalds-wealth http://hollywoodnose.com/net-worth/linus-torvalds-wealth [3] http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/03/277074/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/...
- kayoone 14y agohm ok, i read some article on that suggesting that he didnt make much money at all from the RedHat stint. But yeah i am sure he is a millionaire, but i am also sure Guido is too, just considering what he earned at Google for the last 7 years.
- Evbn 14y agoNow he is am early employee of a highly successful startup.