Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates Meet for the First Time Ever
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Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds have apparently never met in person before, despite their pseudo-rivalry.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 20:51 zuletzt editiert vonMaybe I'm wrong, but isn't Gates retired? And I have no idea if Torvalds is still active.
But historical photo aside, isn't this meeting a bunch of nothing?
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Bill announces a collaboration between the two, starting with an open source implementation of BOB and Clippy AI for Linux....
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 20:53 zuletzt editiert vonClippy!
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Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't Gates retired? And I have no idea if Torvalds is still active.
But historical photo aside, isn't this meeting a bunch of nothing?
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 20:53 zuletzt editiert vonwithout checking, Gates’ wealth is probably tied up in a lot of MS stock, and he could probably walk into the office and ask the intern to get him a coffee. but yeah i think mostly retired.
Linus is still active is maintaining the Linux kernel.
and yes, this is fluff, not some kind of summit
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Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't Gates retired? And I have no idea if Torvalds is still active.
But historical photo aside, isn't this meeting a bunch of nothing?
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 20:54 zuletzt editiert von floofloof@lemmy.caTorvalds is still very active on the Linux kernel. As far as I know, he's in charge of it and makes major decisions about its direction.
Bill Gates retired from Microsoft in 2008.
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Torvalds is still very active on the Linux kernel. As far as I know, he's in charge of it and makes major decisions about its direction.
Bill Gates retired from Microsoft in 2008.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 20:57 zuletzt editiert vonGates is still very active in his charity organization
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Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds have apparently never met in person before, despite their pseudo-rivalry.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 21:02 zuletzt editiert vonCould they have met in a better place than in front of a Jotnar's pubes
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without checking, Gates’ wealth is probably tied up in a lot of MS stock, and he could probably walk into the office and ask the intern to get him a coffee. but yeah i think mostly retired.
Linus is still active is maintaining the Linux kernel.
and yes, this is fluff, not some kind of summit
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 21:03 zuletzt editiert vonStill cool though. Also I think Bill has more money.
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Gates is still very active in his charity organization
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 21:03 zuletzt editiert vonMaking money/influence. It's such a scam his "Bill and Melinda Charity" (no taxes on charities).
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Clippy!
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 21:06 zuletzt editiert von
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No major kernel decisions were made,” jokes Russinovich in a post on LinkedIn.
Man, wouldn't that be wild, though?
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 21:10 zuletzt editiert vonMissing the opportunity for a legit decent LinkedIn post?
I dunno. Tempting…
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without checking, Gates’ wealth is probably tied up in a lot of MS stock, and he could probably walk into the office and ask the intern to get him a coffee. but yeah i think mostly retired.
Linus is still active is maintaining the Linux kernel.
and yes, this is fluff, not some kind of summit
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 21:12 zuletzt editiert vonGates could probably walk into most offices and get a free coffee and an impromptu meeting with the CEO if he wants to.
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Making money/influence. It's such a scam his "Bill and Melinda Charity" (no taxes on charities).
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 21:12 zuletzt editiert von landedgentry@lemmy.zip::: spoiler spoiler
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Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds have apparently never met in person before, despite their pseudo-rivalry.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 21:23 zuletzt editiert vonit could be the year
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Making money/influence. It's such a scam his "Bill and Melinda Charity" (no taxes on charities).
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 21:35 zuletzt editiert von(no taxes on charities).
What type of taxes are you talking about?
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::: spoiler spoiler
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:::schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 21:36 zuletzt editiert von valmond@lemmy.worldTheir pr firm seems to function very well at least.
Guess you're going to whitewash bezos, musk and zuckerberg next?
Edit: lot of free work done for the magnificent mr Gates and his tax avoiding fundation. Do you think you'll get some crumbles from the rich mans table?
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Gates could probably walk into most offices and get a free coffee and an impromptu meeting with the CEO if he wants to.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 21:47 zuletzt editiert von laintrain@lemmy.dbzer0.comTrue, if anything he has less of a chance of getting a coffee at the MS office because the coffee machines will be out of order... "Kindly I'm Sorry sirs its on windows"
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Their pr firm seems to function very well at least.
Guess you're going to whitewash bezos, musk and zuckerberg next?
Edit: lot of free work done for the magnificent mr Gates and his tax avoiding fundation. Do you think you'll get some crumbles from the rich mans table?
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 21:51 zuletzt editiert von landedgentry@lemmy.zip::: spoiler spoiler
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Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds have apparently never met in person before, despite their pseudo-rivalry.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 21:51 zuletzt editiert vonSo, which one of them heard boss music?
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it could be the year
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 22:01 zuletzt editiert von......that Linus and Bill kiss? Will they or won't they?
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Still cool though. Also I think Bill has more money.
schrieb am 22. Juni 2025, 22:04 zuletzt editiert vonThan the intern? I mean...yeah. probably.
