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  1. 12-27-2006 #1
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    Hi all,
    if one wants to be a open source developer,how can he survive without money?
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    Quote Originally Posted by lakshmipathi.g@gmail.com
    Hi all,
    if one wants to be a open source developer,how can he survive without money?
    Unless you're Richard Stallman, you can't. Get a second job that pays the bills.
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    ya, i always thougth opensource programming was either sponsered by a company or done as a hobby;
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    Quote Originally Posted by techieMoe
    Unless you're Richard Stallman, you can't.
    Does Richard Stallman got passion for open source and never thought of making money?
    or he already got enough money, so he is supporting open source/FSF?
    It's also true that you can't be open source developer unless you got money to support your family...
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    Quote Originally Posted by lakshmipathi.g@gmail.com
    Does Richard Stallman got passion for open source and never thought of making money?
    I don't think anyone can say Richard Stallman doesn't have a very strong passion for Open Source and Free Software. To the best of my knowledge, he survives off donations, but I could be wrong. He's never been *against* getting paid for his work (in fact I think he jokingly charged several hundred dollars for Emacs at one time).
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    You *can* make money writing open-source software, like the guys at Red Hat, but it seems like it would be very hard, especially getting started.
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