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by andrew_ 1080 days ago
I'm one of them, as I'm a prolific open source contributor and maintainer. To argue that some high-profile authors don't get any monetary value from their public work is to be simply naive and uninformed. The two I mentioned have made careers on that work and derive the majority of their income from it.
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OK so anyone disagreeing via their clicks on the down button, please provide a rebuttal. Have yet to see one.