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submitted 3 days ago by Maerman@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

So I just read Bill Gates' 1976 Open Letter To Hobbyists, in which he whines about not making more money from his software. You know, instead of being proud of making software that people wanted to use. And then the bastard went on and made proprietary licences for software the industry standard, holding back innovation and freedom for decades. What a douche canoe.

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[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world -5 points 3 days ago

Not to say he's a good person, but contrary to most billionaires, he

  1. actually contributed some technical know-how in building his fortune (still, billionaires should not exist)
  2. did not rape children (as far as we know so far)

Furthermore, he's long gone from Microsoft, so I think your ire is better directed at Satya Nadella and similar totalitarian elitist pieces of shit

[-] fluxx@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Well, not raping children is kind of a low bar. But didn't he lobby Astra Zeneca not to open source the covid vaccine, because he has a stake there? Humanist my ass. Edit: someone already pointed this out already, I ought to read the thread before posting.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

it is a low bar, but one that a majority of oligarchs fail to clear these days

[-] Tangentism@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

Also largest owner of arable farmland in the US

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 days ago

Melinda Gates divorced him because he was fucking around.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 29 points 3 days ago

She divorced him because it became clear he was a regular on Epstein's island.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Unfortunately it does look like he, too, was involved in this kabal. Even though we don't know for sure, there's not much point in assuming innocence, even though I won't consider him a pedo-criminal until I see some more evidence.

[-] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 days ago

nothing unfortunate about him going except for the victims. Fuck his reputation with regular people, let rich people think hes a good guy

[-] BakerBagel@midwest.social 8 points 3 days ago

She divorced him because he was best friends with Jeffery Epstein. They had DEEP connections

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago

To be clear - while I do consider it likely that it was as the other reply to your comment suggests - I won't judge a stranger for cheating on their spouse as long as it is consensual and they don't expose anyone (e.g. their spouse) to a risk of STDs

[-] bitcrafter@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago

If it's explicitly consensual then it's not cheating because you are not breaking any understood rules of the relationship.

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago

I meant consensual whatever sexual or non sexual act they are cheating with, i.e. not rape or sexual abuse etc. In that case I don't judge people without knowing what their reasons are for cheating.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The guy is on the Epstein list and his wife left him because he was too friendly to the guy....

He also fucked over our public education system

this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2025
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