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Obviously the benefit isn't money - everyone knows that. I don't see why fame (name recognition) can't be the reason. Yours is a straw man argument.
Handling kernel security problems
Posted Jul 17, 2008 20:50 UTC (Thu) by lysse (guest, #3190) [Link]
For some reason I'm reminded of this quote from "A Man for All Seasons":
MORE: (interested) Buy a man with suffering? RICH: Impose suffering, and offer him... escape. MORE: Oh. For a moment I thought you were being profound.
MORE: (interested) Buy a man with suffering?
RICH: Impose suffering, and offer him... escape.
MORE: Oh. For a moment I thought you were being profound.
Human motivations can be complex and strange little beasts...
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