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> the impact of their contributions might have already superseded what Gates has been able to accomplish Oh come on. In the long run, the ideas of Free Softwar
by jcromartie 13y ago
> the impact of their contributions might have already superseded what Gates has been able to accomplish
Oh come on. In the long run, the ideas of Free Software are hugely important. But for now, Gates is actually helping people not die through philanthropy on a level which, as far as I know, Torvalds and Stallman are not even remotely capable of achieving.
- leal 13y agoTechnology does help people immensely, perhaps in ways less measurable than philanthropy. Consider medical devices, weather forecasting, medical research - all these significantly leverage GNU/Linux.