Stallman, Torvalds, Sakamura win Takeda Prize

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Stallman, Torvalds, Sakamura win Takeda Prize

Posted by michael on Friday October 12, 2001 @07:15AM 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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Richard will be pleased by sllort · 2001-10-12 07:19 · Score: 5, Funny

RMS should be pretty happy about this. Note that they listed him above Linus. That's Stallman/Torvalds.
Oh man... by btlzu2 · 2001-10-12 07:21 · Score: 5, Funny

Guess who's going to reject it because it's not called the GNU/Takeda Foundation prize!

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1. Re:Oh man... by sydb · 2001-10-12 08:16 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  And guess who's going to say "I really don't care about this award, I just want to code..."
  
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In other news by trilucid · 2001-10-12 07:22 · Score: 3, Funny

Craig Mundie wins the CapitalGuy award for the most confusing contributions to the world of closed-source software. Mr. Mundie has generously made a grant to the Microsoft Foundation For Youth-Reeduction, his way of giving back to the loyal community that has honored him thusly.

Marc Andreesen was on the list of nominees this year, but seems to have mysteriously vanished to the Isle of AOL (believed to be located somewhere in the South Media Sea).

(disclaimer: it's supposed to be funny. please, no rotten eggs this time ;-] )
Open Source Award by MacGabhain · 2001-10-12 07:24 · Score: 5, Funny

I would like to introduce the MacGabhain Open Source Award. You may award it to anyone else you like, so long as you don't restrict them from awarding it to others. You may modify the award in any way you like, so long as that award may also be awarded by anyone else to anyone else. You must include the following statement in any issuance of this award:

This award is or includes the MacGabhain Open Source Award. You may grant this award, either in its current form or in any modified form, to anyone provided you allow them to grant this award to anyone else and you include this statement in any granting of the award.
Linus was heard to say... by bflong · 2001-10-12 07:29 · Score: 2, Funny

GNU/Takeda? I couldn't care less.... :-)

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Hmmm... by ajuda · 2001-10-12 07:31 · Score: 2, Funny

They chose the three biggest names in open source. Let's see, Alan Cox will win next year, then who is left? They really should have paced themselves, they ran out of the big names far too quickly!
1. Re:Hmmm... by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-12 08:26 · Score: 0, Funny
  
  Eric Raymond, obviously.
  
  He's the maintainer of a perl script related to email or something.
  
  And he plays a mean flute.
  
  Out of money, though. Sacrificial goats are expensive and he overextended his credit limit back when he thought he was rich.
  
  The poor damn fool.
Timely by hysterion · 2001-10-12 07:43 · Score: 4, Funny

The Takeda Foundation demonstrates a thourough understanding of Open Source. From the citation:
Award recipients will be announced in early September of each year

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Torn from the pages of DUH magazine.... by Unknown+Bovine+Group · 2001-10-12 07:56 · Score: 5, Funny

Stallman and Torvalds win an Open Source Prize? Shocking! Also in this issue of Duh:

Jim Henson posthumously awarded the Kermit the Frog Award for Puppetry

McDonalds awarded the Ray Crock award for tastiest burger joint with a Clown Themed Mascot

Bill Gates awarded the MCSE lobby's Man of the Millennium, Ballmer heartbroken

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1. Re:Torn from the pages of DUH magazine.... by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-12 08:29 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Stallman and Torvalds win an Open Source Prize?
  
  Richard Stallman: Dammit! It's FREE software!!! Not Open Source....Urrgh! I'm gonna go play with my recorder now.
2. Re:Torn from the pages of DUH magazine.... by doconnor · 2001-10-12 09:55 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  ... The next think you know they'll be giving the Nobel Peace Prize to the Secretary General of the United Nations.
ITS AN OPEN SORES THING by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-12 07:57 · Score: 0, Funny

Tornballs is a leading figure in the Open Sores movement.
Re:Ken who? by sharkey · 2001-10-12 08:08 · Score: 3, Funny

developing and promoting the TRON open architecture

Neat! Does this mean I'll finally be able to get a lightcycle and one of those ass-kicking frisbees? Or is TRON not that far along? (I'd also like a Recognizer, BTW)

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Remember the old Star Trek history rule? by po8 · 2001-10-12 08:09 · Score: 5, Funny

Remember how, in Star Trek, it was/is the rule when citing history to give 3 sources: two of which you've heard of, and one which is apparently post 21st-century? You know, Kirk will talk about e.g. ``defenders of freedom like Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Ankuba of Sirius 43.''

Meaning no disrespect to the fine work of any of the recipients of this generous prize, but...
1. Re:Remember the old Star Trek history rule? by MarkusQ · 2001-10-12 11:37 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Richard Stallman, Ken Sakamura, and Linus Torvalds, have been jointly awarded the first annual Takeda Foundation Prize,...
  Remember how, in Star Trek, it was/is the rule when citing history to give 3 sources: two of which you've heard of, and one which is apparently post 21st-century? You know, Kirk will talk about e.g. ``defenders of freedom like Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Ankuba of Sirius 43.''
  You've never heard of Linus Torvalds?!?!
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Linus: Does he even know/care? by chinton · 2001-10-12 08:15 · Score: 2, Funny
After reading the "tell all" interview what are the odds that Linus:
1. Doesn't know?
2. Doesn't care?
3. "really likes our filesystem layer"
1. Re:Linus: Does he even know/care? by ichimunki · 2001-10-12 10:14 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  4. Cowboy Neal.
  
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2. Re:Linus: Does he even know/care? by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-12 23:12 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  It is not unpatriotic to exercise your rights and it is un-American to suggest otherwise.
  
  What does "un-American" mean?
  
  You can't mean it's unpatriotic to suggest otherwise, since anyone making that suggestion would be merely exercising their rights, which you categorically state is not unpatriotic.
  
  Do you mean that suggesting otherwise is something that Americans don't do? If so I think you're so obviously wrong it's difficult to see how you could have reached that conclusion.
You Writeda Code. by Darth+RadaR · 2001-10-12 08:32 · Score: 5, Funny

You Takeda Prize.
\(^_^)/

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Re:Stick in the Mud? by dinotrac · 2001-10-12 15:20 · Score: 4, Funny

Don't you worry about Alan.

I hear he's already working on an ac patch.

The Takeda-ac prize won't get as much press attention, but it will get all of the best candidates before the "other" Takeda prize.

Plus, it's unlikely ever to make a "brown paper bag" selection.
Re:And the swag is... by Anonymous Coward · 2001-10-12 18:26 · Score: 2, Funny

Now, of course, most people will want to escape the U.S. to Italy.

I made it out safely. I'm in New Zealand.