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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. Richard will be pleased by sllort · · Score: 5, Funny

    RMS should be pretty happy about this. Note that they listed him above Linus. That's Stallman/Torvalds.

  2. Oh man... by btlzu2 · · 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 · · 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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  3. Open Source Award by MacGabhain · · 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.

  4. Torn from the pages of DUH magazine.... by Unknown+Bovine+Group · · 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 doconnor · · Score: 5, Funny

      ... The next think you know they'll be giving the Nobel Peace Prize to the Secretary General of the United Nations.

  5. Remember the old Star Trek history rule? by po8 · · 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...

  6. You Writeda Code. by Darth+RadaR · · Score: 5, Funny

    You Takeda Prize.
    \(^_^)/

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