Re: What we really need...
- Posted by irv at take.maxleft.com Nov 12, 2002
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On Tuesday 12 November 2002 10:05 am, Chris B. wrote: > > Frankly, I would be surprised if Robert Craig manages to make a profit, > considering all the time he invests. > So would I. On the other hand, I doubt Larry Wall or Guido van Rossum are starving, and they make nothing from the sale of their languages. Obviously, they both make money from the sale of their books, and they stay employed as a result of their ability to put the language they invented to good use. And they are in demand as speakers for geek-oriented gatherings. They (and O'Reilly) can sell books and conduct seminars because other people want to learn how to use the languages. The questions are: how to get other people to want to use Euphoria? Irv