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by DarylZero 1661 days ago
Making it in free software is like making it as an author. You need to achieve some kind of fame to get paid. You need to be an internet celebrity. Then you can raise money.

> I have no idea how rich Linus is for example, but I'd guess 99.9% of nerds would happily switch to being him

LOL, yes, this represents the 1 in 1,000,000 extreme of programmer celebrity that is far more than anyone could reasonably hope for.