jtd wrote:
In the retail software segment? Having his own company? I already asked the question to this list and I got the information I wanted.
You mean packaged software. Read my earlier mails. Branding not locks. If you mean small time individual programmer burning the night oil to create some master piece, all of the above applies even more. Closing his package will not protect him against piracy but will force him to toil ever harder trying to keep abreast of the quantum jumps in this industry.
I am curious to know, how much money did Linus earn for creating the kernel and how much does he earn every year on giving out new kernels? Rough figures will do.
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