Neither did owning Slashdot via VA Linux, just ask Eric Raymond about the ups (I am now ... absurdly rich). [1] and downs [2] (Nope. Didn’t sell before the bust.)<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linuxtoday.com&#x2F;infrastructure&#x2F;1999121000105NWLF" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linuxtoday.com&#x2F;infrastructure&#x2F;1999121000105NWLF</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;esr.ibiblio.org&#x2F;?p=556#comment-228165" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;esr.ibiblio.org&#x2F;?p=556#comment-228165</a>