Tech giants Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds finally shared dinner together after working decades apart. Mark Russinovich from Microsoft Azure hosted the meeting that brought these famous creators face to face. Gates built Microsoft around selling software and keeping code secret from other developers. Torvalds created Linux as free software that anyone can change and improve. David Cutler from Microsoft also joined them at the restaurant.
The two men represent opposite approaches to computer programming and business models. Gates made billions selling Windows licenses and controlling how people use his software. Torvalds believes programmers should share code freely and work together on projects. Microsoft focuses on buying companies and making money from software sales. Linux grows through volunteers who contribute improvements without expecting payment.
Torvalds has criticized Microsoft products many times over the years. He once said Microsoft makes terrible operating systems that work like air conditioning. The joke compared Windows to opening windows that make air conditioning useless. Russinovich posted pictures from their dinner on social media networks. He joked that no major decisions about Linux were made during their meal.
Nobody knows exactly what the technology leaders discussed during their first meeting. Both men have spent more than fifty years working on computers and software development. Their different beliefs about how software should work probably kept them apart until recently. The dinner marks an unusual moment when two rival philosophies met peacefully.
The two men represent opposite approaches to computer programming and business models. Gates made billions selling Windows licenses and controlling how people use his software. Torvalds believes programmers should share code freely and work together on projects. Microsoft focuses on buying companies and making money from software sales. Linux grows through volunteers who contribute improvements without expecting payment.
Torvalds has criticized Microsoft products many times over the years. He once said Microsoft makes terrible operating systems that work like air conditioning. The joke compared Windows to opening windows that make air conditioning useless. Russinovich posted pictures from their dinner on social media networks. He joked that no major decisions about Linux were made during their meal.
Nobody knows exactly what the technology leaders discussed during their first meeting. Both men have spent more than fifty years working on computers and software development. Their different beliefs about how software should work probably kept them apart until recently. The dinner marks an unusual moment when two rival philosophies met peacefully.
