▲ 746 ▼ Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates Meet for the First Time Ever (www.theverge.com) submitted 1 year ago by Gemini24601@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 206 comments fedilink hide all child comments Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds have apparently never met in person before, despite their pseudo-rivalry.
[–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (8 children) How has Linus not won a Nobel? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (7 children) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Ironfacebuster@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago The peace price because Linux is bringing peace on ear- permalink fedilink source parent [–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago I would've suggested math but Huh send like there isn't a category for it permalink fedilink source parent [–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) We need a prize for software developers! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_Award permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, he probably deserves one of those. permalink fedilink source parent [–] arch@feddit.nl 1 point 1 year ago Peace Prize! permalink fedilink source parent [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago If writing code and the J4F book qualify as "literature", then certainly. Also some of the mailing list posts by Linus - mwahaha. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (7 children) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Ironfacebuster@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago The peace price because Linux is bringing peace on ear- permalink fedilink source parent [–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago I would've suggested math but Huh send like there isn't a category for it permalink fedilink source parent [–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) We need a prize for software developers! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_Award permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, he probably deserves one of those. permalink fedilink source parent [–] arch@feddit.nl 1 point 1 year ago Peace Prize! permalink fedilink source parent [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago If writing code and the J4F book qualify as "literature", then certainly. Also some of the mailing list posts by Linus - mwahaha. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ironfacebuster@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago The peace price because Linux is bringing peace on ear- permalink fedilink source parent
[–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago I would've suggested math but Huh send like there isn't a category for it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) We need a prize for software developers! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_Award permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, he probably deserves one of those. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_Award permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, he probably deserves one of those. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago Yeah, he probably deserves one of those. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago If writing code and the J4F book qualify as "literature", then certainly. Also some of the mailing list posts by Linus - mwahaha. permalink fedilink source parent