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Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates Meet for the First Time Ever (www.theverge.com)
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Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds have apparently never met in person before, despite their pseudo-rivalry.

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[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't Gates retired? And I have no idea if Torvalds is still active.

But historical photo aside, isn't this meeting a bunch of nothing?

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[-] icelimit@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

How has Linus not won a Nobel?

[-] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

What category would he be eligible for?

  • Nobel Prize in physics
  • Nobel Prize in chemistry
  • Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
  • Nobel Prize in literature
  • Nobel Peace Prize
  • The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

If writing code and the J4F book qualify as "literature", then certainly. Also some of the mailing list posts by Linus - mwahaha.

[-] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 0 points 1 month ago

Round 1, FIGHT!

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