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How does Stallman fund his life? I'm assuming he gets paid a salary. So he's ok with doing work for money himself, but not ok with other people monetizing their
by crazy1van 13y ago
How does Stallman fund his life? I'm assuming he gets paid a salary. So he's ok with doing work for money himself, but not ok with other people monetizing their efforts in a slightly different way. I don't understand.
- NAFV_P 13y ago> How does Stallman fund his life? Probably with great difficulty, but looking at the guy I bet he's never even seen a suit and tie. Also because of his views on privacy, I think speculating what his average drawings are is a waste of time. I don't think he uses a mobile phone, so what are the chances of him waving his T-accounts in the press' face?
- davexunit 13y agoHe does not get paid a salary, afaik. The FSF certainly does not pay him. In the old days he made his money by selling copies of Emacs and documentation and such. These days, he travels the world and speaks at various institutions. Monetization is not at odds with free software, btw. In fact, software that cannot be used commercially is nonfree! There is no moral objection to a programmer being paid to write software. The objection is to software licensing that denies user of that software the "four freedoms". https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
- tobiasu 13y agoGrants: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman#Honors_and_awards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman#Honors_and_awa... It's said he has some serious cash in the bank. Given his eccentric but modest lifestyle, I doubt he'll ever have financial problems.