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Gates Pledges $750M to Vaccinate Children

Posted by samzenpus on from the ends-justify-the-means dept.

chriskzoo5 writes "The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is pledging $750M to vaccinate children worldwide over the next 10 years. Much maligned for his business practices, is this proof that sometimes the ends justify the means? Let's see if the Linux community can match his generosity."

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  1. viruses by Bolshoy+Pimpovich · · Score: 4, Funny

    haha... against viruses... har-dee-har-har

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  2. This is part of his plan by brian0918 · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is just the beginning of his campaign to create a more secure human being, which will eventually include various bug fixes, tracking chips, emotion inhibitors, and one bionic extendo-grab arm.

  3. My box by BladeMelbourne · · Score: 3, Funny
    I would like him to pay for my Windows installation at work to be vaccinated from virus infections.

    Will someone please think of the computers?
    Oh wait, that should beWill someone please think of the children?

  4. Re:Matching the generosity? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can't wait to see the look on some fly-covered African's face when we give him an OS and he has to edit a config file in order to get flash animations of food working on his box... we provide.

  5. Re:Er by rbarreira · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, you should just adjust the RTFA module on your brain...

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  6. Re:Er by essreenim · · Score: 2, Funny
    IMO it's not Bill that's evil but his company.Its the system not the Gates!

  7. From a long line of generous businessmen... by PsiPsiStar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Al Capone was a wonder of the age. It should be pointed out that Capone was the 'generous' gangster. He actually helped build Cicero and Chicago projects, gave to the needy, helped the elderly, and was great with kids. While he may have consciously did this for improving his image, he did try to be an active member of the community. He liked sports, baseball, boxing, and horse racing. He gave away a lot of his ill-gotten gains, and it was part of the defence for his tax evasion trial. But Capone ultimately went to prison for tax evasion, and died in 1947 from complications arising from syphilis.

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  8. Vaccinate children... by jalet · · Score: 2, Funny

    The children will be vaccinated in the form of free licenses for Microsoft's antispyware and antivirus Software for an amount of 750M US$.

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  9. Re:Er by peter_garner · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hmmm, this is the kind of stunt that politicians pull just before an election.. He does know that Dubya's back in doesn't he ? No wait .. he's probably still waiting for his Media Center to finish booting...

  10. Oh No by adeydas · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mr. Gates is trying to put in a deadly virus through his vaccines and make these kids microsoft patrons and finally take over the world... Don't listen to him, run run! Ok, now you can give me a -1 score.

  11. Linux users can't match it but... by vlad_grigorescu · · Score: 2, Funny

    Linux vaccinates Gates' PCs, so it all works out in the end...

  12. Re:Linux community already donates by alw53 · · Score: 2, Funny


    And he gave it to them because he had a hard time spending it on himself. God knows he tried.

  13. I don't think it's that philanthropic... by christopherfinke · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...because he probably realized that dead children don't buy software.