Akira Urushibata <a...@wta.att.ne.jp> writes: > The term "stakeholder" requires explanation.
In this case, the original literal meaning isn't as appropriate as the modern figurative meaning. https://www.google.com/search?q=define+stakeholder "2. A person with an interest or concern in something, especially a business." In our case, "stakeholders" are all the people who have committed time and/or resources to helping the GNU project, who have invested of themselves to make it succeed, and thus have an interest in seeing their work continue to thrive. (Amusingly, the (1) definition from above refers to gambling wagers, not real estate. Times change.)
