XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: nikke.karlsson@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-12, Scott Lurndal  wrote:   
   > Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=  writes:   
   >>   
   >>Aren’t you glad the Free Software world isn’t driven by marketroids?   
   >   
   > It's not?   
   >   
   > AI Overview   
   >    https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Eric_S_   
   aymond_portrait.jpg   
   >   
   >    Eric S. Raymond (ESR), the well-known open-source advocate, began charging   
   >    speaking fees for corporate events in 1999 but waives fees for schools and   
   >    user groups; however, specific current fee amounts aren't publicly listed,   
   >    requiring direct contact with booking agents or his website, though   
   general   
   >    estimates for similar speakers suggest fees could range from thousands to   
   >    tens of thousands depending on the event and his involvement.   
      
   Was ESR ever nearly as influential as he tried to make it look, though?   
   OK, so he got speaking fees (unclear how often or how much), but did he   
   have much effect on actual FOSS projects?   
      
   Niklas   
   --   
   This year's Corporate Technology Expo was no different than the ones for years   
   previous. [...] The scene was a three-hour, seemingly unending procession of   
   PowerPoint slides with enough laser pointers to take down an incoming ICBM.   
                          -- http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/MUMPS-Madness.aspx   
      
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