> Linus's annual earnings are in the region of $10m Did you just make that up? Linus is paid by the Linux Foundation, which is a non-profit, which means the i

> Linus's annual earnings are in the region of $10m Did you just make that up? Linus is paid by the Linux Foundation, which is a non-profit, which means the information is largely available. He is not a director or board member but so the exact details are not available. [1] At any rate, it looks like Non-Director employee expense is $2.34M in total. There are at least 5 employees who combine for that number, and it includes all expense including travel/benefits/taxes/etc. My guess his annual salary is probably around $400k, which would be equal to the highest paid director. It could be $250k, it could be $1M, but it is absolutely impossible that it is $10M. http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/460/460503801/460503801_201112_990O.pdf http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/460/4605038...