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[News] Free Software Makes a Teenger a Millionaire

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Irelands Youngest Tech Millionaire to Speak at Open Source Conference

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| Patrick Collinson, co-founder of Automatic, recently sold for US$5m, makes 
| him Ireland's youngest tech millionaire - ever! Yet, at just 19 years old, 
| his knowledge for open source technology and his passion for LISP already 
| stems back several years.   
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http://www.irishdev.com/blogs/irish_open_source_technology_conference_2008/archive/2008/05/12/5778.aspx

There are some other people like the chap above. You can't foster creativity in
closed in pricey world.

You Can Hack An OS But You Can't Hack People - part 3: More Maps

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| There you go, Apple users, there's your walled garden. Comfy? Good. Can we 
| get you anything? No, you're fine? OK. Sit back and enjoy the show as the 
| unwashed hordes have their war outside your pearly gates. I would apologize 
| for the noise, but then I remember that you have automatic sound dampeners 
| that kick in above a certain decibel rating.    
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http://penguinpetes.com/b2evo/index.php?title=you_can_hack_an_os_but_you_can_t_hack_pe_1&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1


Recent:

Millionaires, Billionaires, and Open Source

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| Developers can make millions, even hundreds of millions, but technical
| brilliance almost never come with the business genius and/or amorality
| required to make billions.
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| [...]
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| The open-source developers become millionaires. The old-school hardware, Sun;
| software, Novell; and Internet, Yahoo companies take a major step towards
| open source. Everybody’s happy.
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http://practical-tech.com/business/millionaires-billionaires-and-open-source/
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