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hm_murdock:
but that's when Bill Gates was in college

I wasn't aware that Bill did any of the work on Windows personally.

I don't think Dave Cutler digs through the trash

Kintaro:

quote:Originally posted by Jimmy James: The Real Reformer:
but that's when Bill Gates was in college

I wasn't aware that Bill did any of the work on Windows personally.

I don't think Dave Cutler digs through the trash
--- End quote ---


Bill would have hired people with the same crazy ideas though, and they also would have hired crazy barsteds and so on as the company got bigger.

Pantso:
The most interesting part in this quote, is this:

"the best way to prepare to be a programmer is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written."

I have highlighted the interesting part in bold letters. That should give one a good idea on how many Free and Open Source software Microsoft has stolen and adopted to his Gateness's liking.

Kintaro:
And to cut and paste from great programs that have been written to.

(See Windows IP Stack)

cahult:
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