Re: [OFF TOPIC] Linus Torvalds, the man of the century
> > Total Percent
> > richard rogers 636494 7.42
> > henry ford 555916 6.48
> > douglas macarthur 474770 5.53
> > bill gates 468605 5.46 <--- We can beat this poor rating!
> > howard hughes 351237 4.09
> > vehbi koc 350473 4.08
> > steve jobs 336439 3.92
> > murat arslan 205791 2.40
> >
> Voting for Linus Tolrvalds is not a good idea. The man is not a Titan,
> in any sense of the word... even less than Bill Gates.
I disagree. Linux may be most important now as a figurehead, but the
visibility of figureheads is important.
> Making such silly votes, is sure to disrubt the balance and help put
> Bill Gates up on the list, or is *that* your intent? to make your
> favourite maggot "Bill Gates" the Titan of the century? Do you have the
> "hots" for the man?
Gates or Linus? I don't think much of Gates, but have no problem
admitting that I think Linus and his ilk are pretty terrific.
>
> People like Henry Ford, and Douglas McArthur are far greater Titans,
> who are among those candidates people *should* spend their votes on. Not
> on anal jokes, just because they have the "hots" for'em.
I am not ashamed to admit that I think Linus and the system and philosophy
he has come to represent are extremely important. Linux is more than a
great OS, it's the largest and most advanced technological achievment of a
group of volunteers in all of history. Ford was almost a Nazi, and
McArthur, though useful, was hardly an original article. Personally I
think the world would be a much better place if an advanced math or
science degree was a prerequisite for public service. Repeal the nativity
claus! Linus for president!
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