Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
News Other readers said they were put off the whole idea of getting a knighthood: "It's a bit like giving a Nobel Prize for Peace to G.W. Bill Gates may be the richest man in the world, but he is obviously not completely fulfilled -- at least, not until...
[March 2, 2005, 17:30]
Here Today, Gong Tomorrow For 'Sir' Bill Gates
News Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to receive an honorary knighthood from the Queen, in recognition of his services to global enterprise. The Foreign Office announced early on Monday that Gates -- the software superstar who puts the Bill into...
[January 26, 2004, 8:35]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback On the other hand, watching his company attempt to crush some of my favourite free software projects for the sake of money tarnishes the whole Knight image. I get caught up in spasms of Linux zealotry, but in the end I know that Mr Gates has done...
[March 3, 2005, 10:47]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Anyone want to start a "Knight Linus" campaign? ".millions of IT staffers around the globe (including coprorations that have aleady invested a lot) have honoured LINUX by placing it at the heart of their racks and lately also as a desktop environment.
[March 3, 2005, 10:32]
Unix Users Up In Arms At Bill Gates' Knighthood
Talkback hi, so what else are thay prepered to denigrate, its not worth the paper its writen on any way.knight of the ? bryan
[February 10, 2004, 10:59]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback Aren’t we missing the obvious, the honour is “Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire”. Wasn’t the British Empire a monopolistic empire bent on taking over the world and imposing it’s own standards.
[March 4, 2005, 8:59]
Outrage At Gates' Knighthood
Talkback To balance things out, Marj should make Scott McNealy a Knight of the Garter. Just a thought.
[March 3, 2005, 12:09]
