Linus Torvalds is Paid 32,502 Dollars a Week, He Said Microsoft Was Too Focused on Money

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2023-09-04 15:02:25 UTC
Modified: 2023-09-04 15:02:25 UTC

Form 990 documents for the financial year ending in 2021 are not available yet, but raw data from only months ago showed that his salary had increased.

This is what he told the media decades ago:

Summary: At the Linux Foundation it's all about the money -- to point of selling many seats (i.e. influence) to Microsoft; should Linux focus on technical aspects rather than impulsive commercial interests?

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