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Gates Pledges $750M to Vaccinate Children

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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    Ehta nyeh IBM, ehta Macintosh!
  2. 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?

  3. 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.