Wired: Open Source Rich Opens Mouth Dec 11, 1999, 06 :50 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (5623 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."
