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Re:Good News You Might Have Missed in 2013 by rbanffy on Thursday December 26, 2013 @08:18PM (#6968950)
> Are you trying to insinuate he has dark ulterior motives for his charity efforts?

Dark ulterior motives? No. Being remembered as a philanthropist rather than a robber-baron is quite enough. Hs is doing good, but he is not doing good for the good of others.

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Re:Good News You Might Have Missed in 2013 by sliverstorm on Thursday December 26, 2013 @08:57PM (#6969030)
Why the f%ck do you care if he is doing it to be remembered? Since when was the value of charitable works derived from the motive?
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Re:Good News You Might Have Missed in 2013 by icebraining on Saturday December 28, 2013 @09:30AM (#6975047)
The discussion started by matthewmacleod is about the moral character of Bill Gates, not the value of his charitable works. For most people, intentions are important when discussing the former.
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Re:Good News You Might Have Missed in 2013 by bluekitten on Thursday December 26, 2013 @10:11PM (#6969248)
As usual, Linus shoots straight.

http://www.osnews.com/story/21887/Linus_Microsoft_Hatred_is_...

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