RMS to Move Into Bill Gates Building Today

In anonymous reader writes "RMS will be moving his office to the new William H. Gates building at MIT's Stata Center starting today. This marks the end of MIT's use of building NE43, which housed the LCS and AI labs (now combined into CSAIL). On a strangely unrelated note, shortly after Harvard, in a laudable attempt to retain solidarity with the Open Source community, dedicated the Maxwell Dworkin building (named after Gates' and Ballmer's mothers respectively), Gates' credit card was hacked. After all, they did have his mother's maiden name... "

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Forget MIT

[superpulpsicle]

These articles hype up MIT (and their facilities) like it's the greatest engineering school. I know more unemployed MIT grads and undergrads than any other school. The world has changed.

Re:As a former playground bully, I want to know

[GoofyBoy]

Its her middle name.

http://www.deas.harvard.edu/aboutdeas/ourcampus/ de asbuildsandmaps/maxwelldworkin/mdbiographies/#beat rice

When you make jokes at someone's mother its a petty thing to do.

What's your mother's name?

Re:Curious

[SnappleMaster]

I am a Canadian living in America. I don't consider myself either Republican or Democrat: they're all a pack of raving idiots IMHO.

Re:What other Gates buildings are there?

[Saeed al-Sahaf]

anywhere else that Billy has seen fit to leave his mark?

People in Madina ocasionally see him out around the fence line takin' a whiz...

Re:Bill Gates: An American Hero

[diablobynight]

I read it, I was just stating that that was just one of many donations.

I am saying that you being poor isn't an excuse. that's exactly what I am saying.

That if you worked harder, dedicated yourself to it, you could be worth millions and then be able to donate much much more. A dollar is worth a dollar, whether it is donated by a rich man or a poor man.

so if he give 40 million and you give 40, his donation is worth a million times as much to the cause he is donating to. Maybe if you had worked harder, you could donate more without affecting your pocket book.

So go work harder. And stop whining that he has a billion dollar house. He earned it.

Re:Bill Gates: An American Hero

[diablobynight]

You've been in the Marines? I don't believe you and you may have just made a serious error. First of all if you were in the marines, I want to know a couple of things. What unit? What is the silver rectal rocket? What was your PFT score? How often did you have to PFT? What's your 7th general order? What's the birthdate of the Marine corps. You'll be able to look most of this up, but if your a marine you'll know it off the top of your head. Also what are blood wings? What is an 8 count body builder? How many counts in a marine corps push up? What happens if your in a collumn left and your in the second collumn?

Re:Bill Gates: An American Hero

[diablobynight]

I have a feeling I know your type, if you were in the Marines you were enlisted, weren't with us at OCS that's for sure.

How did mother Teresa give her life? She lived quite comfortably. Yes I think that 20 billion dollars over ten years is very impressive. Actually I think 20 billion dollars over a lifetime would be pretty impressive.

Your quoting a different parent when you say He's now the most generous philanthropist too. I didn't say that, look carefully at the name at the top of what your reading.

He did start the company from scratch, having money does not make a company, I have seen a wireless ISP fold that started with 700 Million dollars of backing. So I think that your argument about his meager millions making his business what it is now, is rediculous.

He doesn't have to donate anything at all. He isn't running for political office or anything. He chooses to donate 1/3 of his net worth. Do you donate 1/3 of your net worth?