XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:05:05 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:   
      
   > Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=  writes:   
   >>On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:03:19 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> To be fair, I'm sure a lot of computer people are doing this under   
   >>> duress, being ordered by the marketroids (who have the ear of   
   >>> management) to add yet another shiny thing.   
   >>   
   >>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_Raymond_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.   
      
      
   He's not supposed to make a living. That is 26 year old news anyway. Even   
   the photo is from 2004. I don't see anything about speaking on his website   
   although there is some interesting material.   
      
   http://www.catb.org/~esr/guns/   
      
   He has pissed a lot of people off, including the Stalin, er, Stallman   
   worshipers.   
      
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