A comparison of the Computer Elite

[NinjaNumberNine]

Hey, everyone. I am making this simple: Read the reviews and then vote for the person you like the most. I.e if you had to live with these guys, which one would you pick?:
Bill Gates, owner of Microsoft:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Bill_Gates_World_Economic_Forum_2007.jpg/419px-Bill_Gates_World_Economic_Forum_2007.jpg

His Story
(http://www.billgatesmicrosoft.com/biography.htm)


Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronal Wayne: The Mac Guys


http://retrothing.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/steves.jpg
Steve and Wozniak
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Steve_Jobs.jpg/411px-Steve_Jobs.jpg
Steve Jobs
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Kottke_Wayne.jpg/225px-Kottke_Wayne.jpg
Ronald G. Wayne, right. Source = Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Wayne)

About Jobs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs)
About Wayne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Wayne)
About Wozniak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak)

Linus Torvalds: The Third Party Genius
http://www.tactechnology.com/tux.jpg

http://www.linuxdiyf.com/1/uploadfile/200606/20060630093544360.jpg

http://jeancarloscunha.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/rn_computer_linus_torvalds_linux.jpg
A video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVTWCPoUt8w&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blinkx.com%2Fvideo%2Fthe-origins-of-linux-linus-torvalds%2F6cRfGcfXYreifOliZVU4jA&feature=player_embedded)

His Story (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds)

"I was a nerd. Geek. From fairly early on. I didn't duct-tape my glasses together, but I might as well have, because I had all the other traits. Good at math, good at physics, and with no social graces whatsoever. And this was before being a nerd was considered to be a good thing." -- Linus Torvalds

Now it is time to make your choice.

Good wishes,


NinjaNumberNine

[Viva]

I don't think you can compare them. Jobs and Gates are primarily businessmen(although Gates has a programming background). Linus is a hacker and Woz was a computing genius too.

[hoppipolla]

I hate Steve Jobs ._. lol

But I think Mark Shuttleworth should be in here too ^_^

And of course, I chose Linus!

[NinjaNumberNine]

I think Mark Shuttleworth should be in here too ^_^
I know, but I just mentioned all the OS "roots". I chose linux too. How could anybody choose GATES, thouugh?!! He is a $40 billion dollar company owner that could afford easily to give all his stuff away AND THEN split the rest of his wealth into the next 35 Gates generations. :D I goez for linus cause he did this stuff for us, not his pockets.

[SunnyRabbiera]

Torvalds, Stallman and Shuttleworth: the trifecta.

[gn2]

None of the above.

[RabbitWho]

http://www.billgatesmicrosoft.com/billpaul.jpg
Oh my goodness.. .computers didn't used to have screens.

[Chronon]

They didn't used to have keyboards either.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Two_women_operating_ENIAC.gif

[RabbitWho]

They didn't used to have keyboards either.

<snip>

i've seen things like that.. but for some reason I assumed they had screens.

'cept for this one
http://www.citizenkidd.com/Theory/Pages/..%5CImages%5CSpecial%5CDifferenceEngine.jpg

[Mr Bean]

I don't really know enough about any of them to be able to form a qualified opinion.

I voted for Woz though as I like the idea that he sat in a garage somewhere and actually built the hardware in the first popular PC. Not an Apple fanboy, never even used a Mac, but there's something about that I just find cool.

He's a hacker in the old school sense of the word.

I know next to nothing about Linus though (despite being a Linux user lol) and I'm sure a little research on my part would make him my favourite.

Jobs and Gates are just businessmen, as someone said earlier. And personally I think they were just in the right place at the right time.

[Bachstelze]

None.

[Viva]

I don't really know enough about any of them to be able to form a qualified opinion.

I voted for Woz though as I like the idea that he sat in a garage somewhere and actually built the hardware in the first popular PC. Not an Apple fanboy, never even used a Mac, but there's something about that I just find cool.

He's a hacker in the old school sense of the word.

I know next to nothing about Linus though (despite being a Linux user lol) and I'm sure a little research on my part would make him my favourite.

Jobs and Gates are just businessmen, as someone said earlier. And personally I think they were just in the right place at the right time.

Yep, I agree with that mostly. rms deserves a mention imo at the very least, he'd be my winner if he was there.

[-grubby]

Steve Wozniak. Why? He owns the patents to the following (Also, he hasn't used them against anybody):


US Patent No. 4,136,359 - "Microcomputer for use with video display"
US Patent No. 4,210,959 - "Controller for magnetic disc, recorder, or the like"
US Patent No. 4,217,604 - "Apparatus for digitally controlling pal color display"
US Patent No. 4,278,972 - "Digitally-controlled color signal generation means for use with display"

[schauerlich]

The Woz. His ingenuity pretty much started the affordable home microcomputer market.

[Namtabmai]

No Stallman?

Without Stallman, Linux would still just be a kernel. Without Linux, GNU would STILL be waiting on hurd to mature.

You can't mention Linus without mentioning Stallman if you are referring to Linux.

[Tristam Green]

The Woz, by far. He is one helluva guy, who loves to have fun with computers.

[lovinglinux]

I vote for Tim Berners-Lee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee).

[MoonRocketZero]

I vote for Woz, I would have a blast hanging out with him, and you got to have respect for the stuff he did.

Linus would be a close second.

Gates & Jobs I don't think I would not be interested in being around (unless they wanted to give me some of their vast amounts of money, then that would be cool :P )

[hoppipolla]

I know, but I just mentioned all the OS "roots". I chose linux too. How could anybody choose GATES, thouugh?!! He is a $40 billion dollar company owner that could afford easily to give all his stuff away AND THEN split the rest of his wealth into the next 35 Gates generations. :D I goez for linus cause he did this stuff for us, not his pockets.

II actually prefer Bill Gates to Steve Jobs... Steve can be really like, narrow-minded and vicious IMO! O.O

[NinjaNumberNine]

Okay, it seems as if most of you like Torvalds best, (Me too, but then, duh, this IS UbuntuForums.org) :D

Also I like Wozniak too, but he was a little wild as a young man... :D

http://www.emastudios.com/cym/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/jobs_and_wozniak_1975.jpg
http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2006-08/steve-jobs-steve-wozniak-blue-box.jpg

http://www.bevvincent.com/gotham/woz-cameo.jpg

He got makeupped for a short film lol :mrgreen:

Personally I think he looks as bored as a geico cave man in the second picture..

[RabbitWho]

, never even used a Mac, but there's something about that I just find cool.



Hee hee, and on that they built an empire!

[ctrlmd]

all of them deserve the respect for what they have accomplish.

i would love to meet them all [who still living]:D

so i didn't vote