14 DAY TRIAL // Bill Gates, the founder and chairman of Microsoft, has praised the role of the free software concept in the development of various technologies.
Bill Gates had a very interesting opening keynote speech at the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit 2013, explaining that he was grateful for the existence of free software, when asked about patents and their influence on technology.
“Thank God for commercial software. It actually funds salaries, gives people jobs. And thank God for free software, it lets people get things out there, you can play around, build on. The two work very well in an ecosystem,” stated Bill Gates during the Q&A.
The entire keynote is pretty interesting to watch, especially because Bill Gates is sharing some of his experiences dealing with other large companies and financial interests.