At 18.50 2011.10.06, you wrote: >Quoting Adam Field : > >> On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 9:01 AM, Electron wrote= : >>> >>> Hopefully Bill Gates will copy him this time too. >>> >> Two links for you: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation >> http://www.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/philanthropy_individual.= html > > >This comment (Electron's) is really poor. I've worked for Microsoft =20 >and met Bill Gates a few times, and though I think he's technically =20 >great, I don't like a lot of the philosophies at MS. I'll spare you =20 >the specifics, but the net result is that I have many issues with =20 >MS/BG. However, to make a comment like this is really poor -- =20 >whatever *you* have against them, just walk away and move on. I can't stand hypocrits that USE charity to put ham on the face of people. This is my thought, and is less banal than you may think. If you want to believe they are philanthrophs, by any means please do it. As you said, if you don't like what I think of them, just walk away and mov= e on. But do not assume I'm ungrateful or such, you don't know anything about me. I have the uttermost esteem for real philanthrops, but I don't think MS/BG = are, and neither you nor me can be 100% sure about the truth. As I don't pretend= to convince you, please refrain from comments like the one you just made. And I don't even think BG is technically great. I have seen nothing that ca= n make me think this. Jay Miner was technically great, just to name one. Of course, you can think BG is the greatest programmer on earth, I have not= hing against your freedom of opinion or thought. As long as you don't adjectivat= e my thoughts as being "poor". Regards. > >Cheers, >-Neil. > > >--=20 >http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >View/change your membership options at >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .