CNET News: Say What? Debian Developers are 'Childish'

"Andreas Barth and fellow Debian version 4 release manager Steve Langasek probably predicted a little bit of resentment from fellow contributors to the Linux project when they set up an 'experiment' help fund their efforts. After all, they called it Dunc-Tank, which naturally reminds us of a really fun carnival sport.

"While the rest of the team is getting paid nothing, as is the norm in open-source communities, Barth and Langasek have reportedly raised enough to pay themselves $6,000 each..."

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