Which Tech Genius Do You Respect the Most?

[TalonStrike]

Which Tech Genius Do You Respect the Most?

 

[Quasmo]

Bill Gates, he has done amazing philanthropic work.

 

[kyrax12]

Bill Gates, he has done amazing philanthropic work.

 

[Printer Bandit]

Bill Gates, he has done amazing philanthropic work.

 

[Arkaign]

Bill Gates, he has done amazing philanthropic work.

 

[TalonStrike]

I honestly don't like any of those guys. They all come across as snooty, arrogant individuals who would probably be a terror to work for. Also, they're all college dropouts.

 

[Arkaign]

I honestly don't like any of those guys. They all come across as snooty, arrogant individuals who would probably be a terror to work for. Also, they're all college dropouts.

Damn, you ruined the repeating theme, lol.

And really? This group couldn't be more different, other than being really successful. Gates has to take the cake though, he seems a lot more human than the other two from everything I've read.

This helped as well :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr5w3X4R8b4

 

[lxskllr]

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Richard Stallman. He's held the hard line for free software for decades now, and the licensing he pioneered has made Linux what it is.

 

[DaveSimmons]

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Richard Stallman. He's held the hard line for free software for decades now, and the licensing he pioneered has made Linux what it is.

Not really, he's a nutbar extremist trying to claim credit for Linus Torvald's work by always calling it "GNU Linux", and saying that no commercial closed-source software should exist. Because Gimp is ever so much better than PhotoShop, right?

IMHO of course. Some people (not me) think all software should be GPL'd and "information wants to be free."

 

[lxskllr]

Not really, he's a nutbar extremist trying to claim credit for Linus Torvald's work by always calling it "GNU Linux", and saying that no commercial closed-source software should exist. Because Gimp is ever so much better than PhotoShop, right?

Linux wouldn't be what it is without the GPL. It would just be another shitty *BSD a la OSX, with private companies squirreling code away, and not giving back to the project, or greater community.

 

[davmat787]

Gates by far, but I am probably biased for several reasons. One of which is I grew up in Redmond, living there before Microsoft even broke ground on Building #1 off of Bel-Red road.

 

[Printer Bandit]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGciAnjEf0g&feature=related

 

[Zorander]

I don't know that much about Steve Jobs but I honestly think he was more a marketing genius than he was a tech genius.

 

[Printer Bandit]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q6ULOT9Q4M&feature=related

 

[TalonStrike]

Look how extremely sweaty Mark Zuckerberg gets when you ask him questions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3hu3iG8B2g&feature=related

 

[AstroManLuca]

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Richard Stallman. He's held the hard line for free software for decades now, and the licensing he pioneered has made Linux what it is.

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use.

Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

 

[zinfamous]

Basically, what the first 4 responders said.

lol.

 

[gevorg]

Gates, and OP gave Zuckerberg too much honor for including him in the poll

 

[lxskllr]

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use.

Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

Is that you RMS? :^D

I'm aware of all that. GNU/Linux is clumsy to say, and longer to type. "Linux" makes a convenient shorthand, and people know what you're talking about. Outside of embedded systems, no one runs "Linux". They run Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, fedora, or whatever, but when you ask them, most will say they run "Linux", and only expand on that if prompted.

 

[grrl]

I don't believe Gates would consider himself a tech genius. He had business smarts and wasn't afraid to abuse MS's monopoly. He does deserve credit for his philanthropy though.

Jobs was a marketing genius/visionary.

Zuckerberg is simply an asshole.

 

[Jodell88]

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use.

Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

:thumbsup:

I tried Hurd but it reminds me of Duke Nukem Forever. lol

 

[Lifted]

Zuckerberg, because he's Jewish. Gentiles, especially pretend Buddhists, don't deserve any respect.

 

[ViRGE]

Bill Gates, he has done amazing philharmonic work.

And who voted for Zuckerberg?! I could see disliking Gates for the MS monopoly, or Jobs' for the Apple attitude, but all Zuckerberg has done is find new ways to steal your personal information and sell it to others. At least Gates and Jobs gave you Office and a Mac respectively.

 

[Colt45]

I don't think of any of the above as tech geniuses, but i dislike gates the least of the bunch.

I think the bell labs boys collectively... transistors, unix, C, among other things... pretty crucial stuff.
linus and rms, seeing as im posting on gnu/linux :awe:

The nameless folks that cooked up all sorts of silicon over the years... all sorts of pieces that put us where we are.

 

[Wyndru]

Paul Allen