[TriLUG] OT: shoot, I missed the 30th anniversary of The Gates Whine

Shane O'Donnell shaneodonnell at gmail.com
Tue Mar 28 10:46:47 EST 2006


Techies that can also write are a rare breed.  Techies that can write
that aren't considered to be total freaks are even more rare.

Wow.  I'm impressed to think I wrote that last sentence without
specifically mentioning either RMS or ESR...

Shane O.

On 3/28/06, Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/28/06, Brian Henning <brian at strutmasters.com> wrote:
> > <Score: -1 Flamebait>
> >
> > Now now..  I like to bash on Bill as much as the next guy.  But I think
> > that even being the evil CEO (or whatever his title is) of a
> > multi-billion dollar [alleged] monopoly, doesn't mean it's not now (or
> > wasn't then) okay for him to want to get paid for his work.
>
> And back then he wasn't a millionaire, let alone a billionaire.
>
> I'm more shocked at his atrocious grammar than his "greed."
>
> "Almost a year ago, Paul Allen and MYSELF ... developed Altair BASIC."
>
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