[Gllug] Gates, self proclaimed father of open-source

SteveC steve at fractalus.com
Fri Nov 9 17:28:38 UTC 2001


* Paul Brazier (pbrazier at cosmos-uk.co.uk) wrote:
> > yeah, but Bill and Melinda(?) do give shed loads of cash to worthwhile
> It's like someone stealing 50 pounds off you then expecting your
> gratitude when they give you 1 pound back.

No, its nothing like that. MS doesn't "steal" for a start, people "buy". 
Then hes stated he wants to give 98% or something of his share value to 
charity.

> This quite apart from the fact that I'm sure there's a sound financial
> reason behind every donation.

Yeah, its all part of the Illuminatis plot to take over greenpeace, isn't 
it?

have fun,

SteveC steve at fractalus.com fractalus.com/steve

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