[penguicon-general] Fwd: [Stilyagi] open-source philanthropy

[Tracy Worcester]

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From: Vince Tessier <vlt at glempire.org>
Date: Jul 23, 2006 6:30 PM
Subject: [Stilyagi] open-source philanthropy
To: stilyagi <stilyagi at stilyagi.org>

The other day I watched Charlie Rose interview Bill & Melinda Gates and
Warren Buffet after Buffet's big donation.  Then Thursday the Gates
Foundation announced massive funding for AIDS research, but ONLY if the
researchers share their data.  Approx $280+ million in funding, PLUS $10
million for the data-sharing project.

The European Union is still trying to get Microsoft to explain their OS
interface, and is close to charging them $350+ million dollars for
not adequately doing so.  The guy M$ *paid* to explain it said, "This
is junk we've got here."

Bill Gates, open-source philanthropist, closed-source capitalist.  Think
Linux vs. Microsoft.

Anyone who'd like to read the entire article, email me offlist: I need
your email to forward the WSJ article to you (I can't send it to the
list).  Here's the beginning of the WSJ article:

Gates Won't Fund AIDS Researchers Unless They Pool Data
By MARILYN CHASE
July 20, 2006; Page B1

Frustrated that over two decades of research have failed to produce an
AIDS vaccine, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates is tying his
foundation's latest, biggest AIDS-vaccine grants to a radical concept:
Those who get the money must first agree to share the results of their
work in short order.

vlt: would someone post this to the Penguicon list?  I don't have their
address.  Thanx.
--
take care,
        -- Vince
"I was nearby when it happened."  -- Sgt. Zim

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