Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds meet for the first time. (programming.dev)

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I had the thrill of a lifetime, hosting dinner for Bill Gates, Linus Torvalds and David Cutler. Linus had never met Bill, and Dave had never met Linus. No major kernel decisions were made, but maybe next dinner 😉

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[-] sonoro@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Is Linus Torvalds the fella with normal hair or one of the fellas with white hair? If so, then time really flies man..

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