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Bill Gates Steps Down from Microsoft's Board

posted by martyb on Saturday March 14 2020, @08:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the bored-of-the-board dept.

takyon writes:

Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board to focus on philanthropy

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is stepping down from the company's board to spend more time on philanthropic activities.

He says he wants to focus on global health and development, education and tackling climate change.

One of the world's richest men, Mr Gates, 65, has also left the board of Warren Buffett's massive holding company, Berkshire Hathaway.

Mr Gates stepped down from his day-to-day role running Microsoft in 2008.

Also at CNBC.

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday March 14 2020, @11:42PM (5 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Saturday March 14 2020, @11:42PM (#971381) Journal

    Also by 2025, Linus Torvalds will be removed from Linux kernel maintainership permanently due to his transgressions.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 15 2020, @01:32PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 15 2020, @01:32PM (#971551)

    They already tried that.
    It didn't work.

    • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 16 2020, @02:23AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 16 2020, @02:23AM (#971760)

      No, a chastized Linus started to toe the SJW line after that.

  • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday March 16 2020, @05:30PM (1 child)

    by Freeman (732) on Monday March 16 2020, @05:30PM (#971944) Journal

    Am I not correct when assuming that the Linux Kernel is his baby? And he's essentially the benevolent dictator for life? Or is he just a part of the machine now? I'm guessing it's more of an it's complicated answer.

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    • (Score: 3, Interesting) by canopic jug on Tuesday March 17 2020, @08:06AM

      by canopic jug (3949) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday March 17 2020, @08:06AM (#972121) Journal

      Linus is almost completely sidelined. They keep him around for show as long as he is out of their way. If he did not want back in so badly he would have been long gone. It's past time for him to take his trademarks, fork the code base, and walk just like he had to do with OSDL.

      This has been in the works for a while, since at least the time when LF got rid of its community representation. It could have been salvaged for the few years following the decision but none of those with the technical chops were willing to look ahead and put in the effort for a small fight to defend their project.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 17 2020, @12:40PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 17 2020, @12:40PM (#972157)

    due to his transgressions

    Existing?