Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Cringely On Gates' Free Software Connection

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the getting-on-bob's-bad-side dept.

cworley writes: "Slashdot recently reported on Gates' paternity claims over Open Source at a recent shareholders meeting. Although Gates' actual statement didn't make a great deal of sense, it looked as an attempt to revise history to portray himself as the creator of Open Source by initiating the PC's open architecture (or reverse engineering the BIOS to wrestle exclusive control of PC system sales from IBM). In Cringely's weekly article, he attempts to find the truth in Gates' statement. IBM's Jack Sams provides an historical perspective of Gates' role in the genesis of the PC's open architecture. "

5 of 303 comments (clear)

  1. Treasure! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why would Cringely try to find the truth behind Gates' statement? Couldn't he look for gold at the end of the rainbow or something? There's a better chance he'll find it.

  2. Duh, of course he is the father... by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 4, Funny

    In a related story, Satan Prince of Lies and All That is Unholy, is the father of Christianity.

    Adolf Hitler is the father of lasting peace in the western hemisphere.

    Ellen Degeneres is the father of Ann Heche's baby.

  3. Re:A common Corporate Strategy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I thought it was: If you cant beat them, buy them

  4. Microsoft is the originator of OpenSource by foqn1bo · · Score: 2, Funny


    And the russian Czars were completely responsible for the Bolshevik Revolution. Funny though--Microsoft acts all non chalant about it but in a few years they're going to be really sorry about their open source illegitimate love child. Then again, I doubt those french speaking Russian Imperialist jerks were too fond of the Bolsheviks. Oh wait, nevermind...they were dead! Har.

  5. Re:Paternity? by bgspence · · Score: 2, Funny

    Al Gore may not have invented the internet, but he is the father of computer science. Thats why code procedures are called "Al Gore'isms"