How do opensource developers earn a living with their GPLv3 licensed product?
by PicardDefendingData from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4XS0X)
I have a question. How do opensource developers earn a living with their GPLv3 licensed product?
Also, I heard someone a high-level academic teacher at a prestigious university say that software is intellectual property. It should always be copyright protected.
I have no doubt about intellectual property but I have problems with accepting the fact to inscribe it as copyright property. I want to believe in Free Software Foundation and GNU founder Richard Stallman's motto.
If that is the case then how does a Gnu Public Licensed Version 3 product or software can help the developer have a decent living so his life doesn't end up like Newtonian-Rhapson's Rhapson or Tesla or Darwinian theory's first forefather Wallace whose name is not taken anymore and Darwin got all the credit?
I am a vehement supporter of GPLv3. I believe in Libre or the freedom to use, change or modify the code and sell the source code with the license intact. But then how does that benefit the original programmer who worked so hard to write the code?
Radiohead released their album free of charge I believe once. I am also a poet and programmer. So how can I earn a decent amount of living so I live a good humble and moderate life, don't become too greedy about money and be content with whatever I have?
Linus Torvald is an ideal example of this. His net worth is not like other billionaires of his field. But he is satisfied with himself. He is always happy.
But I need to know how to earn money in the first place with GPLv3?
Thank you.
Also, I heard someone a high-level academic teacher at a prestigious university say that software is intellectual property. It should always be copyright protected.
I have no doubt about intellectual property but I have problems with accepting the fact to inscribe it as copyright property. I want to believe in Free Software Foundation and GNU founder Richard Stallman's motto.
If that is the case then how does a Gnu Public Licensed Version 3 product or software can help the developer have a decent living so his life doesn't end up like Newtonian-Rhapson's Rhapson or Tesla or Darwinian theory's first forefather Wallace whose name is not taken anymore and Darwin got all the credit?
I am a vehement supporter of GPLv3. I believe in Libre or the freedom to use, change or modify the code and sell the source code with the license intact. But then how does that benefit the original programmer who worked so hard to write the code?
Radiohead released their album free of charge I believe once. I am also a poet and programmer. So how can I earn a decent amount of living so I live a good humble and moderate life, don't become too greedy about money and be content with whatever I have?
Linus Torvald is an ideal example of this. His net worth is not like other billionaires of his field. But he is satisfied with himself. He is always happy.
But I need to know how to earn money in the first place with GPLv3?
Thank you.