This is getting off-topic for the list, but ... > > Do the `people in the LaTeX 3 project' get paid directly for their > > work? > No. > They get the occasional air fair paid so we get to see each other a > couple of times a year. And very occasionally help with equipment > purchases. > LaTeX support is a hobby. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I suspect that most people (like me) who find themselves in a position where people yell for help about solving some LaTeX problem, also do it as a hobby - or, at least, like me, do it for love rather than money. > David Ken Smith