Invoice Gates and Linux creator Linus Torvalds simply met for the primary time

Microsoft co-founder Invoice Gates and Linux creator Linus Torvalds have met for the primary time ever. The Verge notes that all of it occurred at a dinner organised by Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich.

“No main kernel selections have been made, however possibly subsequent dinner,” jokes Mark Russinovich in a put up on Linkedin, the place he additionally uploaded an image from the assembly.

Gates and Torvalds characterize two traditionally opposed paradigms in software program: proprietary, business software program (Home windows) versus open supply (Linux). Within the Nineties, Microsoft even campaigned towards Linux, whereas in the present day the corporate contributes to the Linux kernel and makes use of it extensively in its Azure cloud infrastructure. The truce is not any joke: In 2014, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared that “Microsoft <3 Linux,” and in 2016, the tech titan joined the Linux Basis.