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May 9, 2008, 01 :30 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (2414 reads)

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"Thanks to a recent column by my friend Andy Patrizio, I found out that there's 'been an ongoing debate among bloggers and industry observers over one simple question: Where are the open source billionaires?' OK, I'll buy that some people think that's a real question, but I think it says more about they don't understand the connection between software development genius and what it takes to become a billionaire.

"My short answer is that the open-source billionaires are the same place where Tim Paterson (Quick & Dirty DOS) and Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina (Mosaic) are today: Doing well, to the best of my knowledge but they're not in the Fortune 500..."

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Where are the open source billionaires?T ...   OSS Billionaires   
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> There aren't *supposed* to be open ...   Re: Backwards   
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Sharing means anyone can have it. The va ...   Share vs. hoard   
philc
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 Why are people so hot and *** to become ...   The greedy don't get it   
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  Why are people so hot and *** to becom ...   Re: The greedy don't get it   
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