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Stallman, Torvalds, Sakamura win Takeda Prize

Posted by michael on from the just-desserts dept.

hal_mit writes: "Richard Stallman, Linus Torvalds, and Ken Sakamura have been jointly awarded the first annual Takeda Foundation Prize, for "The origination and the advancement of open development models for system software - open architecture, free software and open source software". This is a major new recognition of the social value of free software and open source."

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  1. entertainment idea for them by Magumbo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    At the Takeda Award ceremony, they should hire some cheesy R&B/rap burnouts and get them to sing:

    Take da award. (baaaaybeee)
    Yeah, take da prize. (Oooh oooooh)

  2. Seriously. by Renraku · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Bill Gates should win an award for making a good number of PCs Windows based, as without Windows, us tech support guys would have to support 24125812 different operating systems and Mac's would reign supreme.

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    1. Re:Seriously. by Spankophile · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      mod this up. If nothing else, Gates should be commended for bringing computers to the masses. Like it or lump it.

  3. Re:MOD THE PARENT UP !! by kilgore_47 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Where the hell are my mod points when I need 'em. That was damn funny.

    Maybe they've been given to people who know when to use their +1 bonus and when not to.

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