__/ [ Da'Punk-A ] on Sunday 25 June 2006 22:50 \__
> billwg wrote:
>> "Brace yourself," billionaire Warren Buffett warned with a grin during
>> an interview with Fortune magazine. He then described a momentous change
>> in his thinking. Within months, he said, he would begin to give away his
>> Berkshire Hathaway fortune, worth well over $40 billion. Most of it is
>> going to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he said.
>>
>> Well he gave it to the right guy!
>
> Hmm. Giving it to the needy, I see. Not that Gates needs money. But
> he needs something.
>
> I would suggest a good kicking would be more appropriate.
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| But Greig today characterised the Microsoft's community welfare
| contributions as tainted charity.
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| According to Greig, the software tycoon's global philanthropy exercises
| carry a hidden agenda to persuade beneficiary governments to reverse
| policies promoting the use of open source software.
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,39151789,00.htm
Best wishes,
Roy
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