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		sp332 on Aug 6, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Richard Stallman on proprietary software, SaaS and... Most contributors to major free software projects, like the Linux kernel, are paid developers working for corporations. So I guess it's not that hard to make money on free software.

JoachimSchipper on Aug 6, 2013 [–]

... or that it's hard to be a major contributor without getting paid for it.

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