Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time.
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, have surprisingly never met before. That all changed at a recent dinner hosted by Sysinternals creator Mark Russinovich. The worlds of Linux and Windows finally came together in real life, and Dave Cutler, Microsoft technical fellow and Windows NT lead developer, was also there to witness the moment and meet Torvalds for the first time. “No major kernel decisions were made,” jokes Russinovich in a post on LinkedIn. [Image: Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/1750435121315.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds have apparently never met in person before, despite their pseudo-rivalry.

  • halloween_spookster@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    What category would he be eligible for?

    • Nobel Prize in physics
    • Nobel Prize in chemistry
    • Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
    • Nobel Prize in literature
    • Nobel Peace Prize
    • The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel