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Re: How developing GNU Software has Helped Me

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From: Conway Yee
Date: Mon, 18 May 1992 21:15

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davidm@consilium.com (David S. Masterson) writes:
> yee@mipgsun.mipg.upenn.edu (Conway Yee) said:
>>>Are there any examples of someone becoming fameous (within the
>>>software world) for developing free software, and this fame gets them
>>>a good job? Were I a CS undergraduate, I would probably be using this
>>>strategy.

>> RMS immediately comes to mind.

>He became famous by developing "free" software, ...

Other people have commented on his ability to obtain jobs but nobody
(as far as my newsfeed goes) has commented on "free".  He developed
both "free" software (i.e. the concept of copyleft) and free software
(i.e. emacs).



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