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:Wired: Open Source Rich Opens Mouth
Wired: Open Source Rich Opens Mouth
Dec 11, 1999, 06 :50 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (4872 reads)

(Other stories by Leander Kahney)

"Sometimes keeping information proprietary can be a good thing."

"Open source software guru Eric Raymond, however, opted for full disclosure in bragging in an open letter about becoming "absurdly rich" after cashing in on a Linux company's IPO."

"Raymond detailed his windfall netted from Thursday's record-breaking IPO by VA Linux Systems, of which he is on the board of directors. He discussed the impact that the tens of millions of "paper" dollars will have on his life in a long, rambling letter published on Slashdot, Linux Today and other Linux-related sites."

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This article is pretty poor.  It's a ...   sigh...   
Bill Baxter
Dec 11, 1999, 15:28:13
 
Raymond practices the 2nd Amendment?!?!C ...   What?!?   
Larry
Dec 11, 1999, 18:57:24
 
He obviously meant "secret" or "hidden". ...   Proprietary != Secret   
Anon O. Mouse
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