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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. "

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  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.