[Rhodes22-list] Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Investments (Poltical)

[Bill Effros]

No, no, not disavow; disclaim.

This will do.

Bill Effros

David Bradley wrote:
> Bill, I'm not sure what you want me to disavow.  I have no legal basis 
> for
> asserting my opinion.  Just a close seat with a decent view.
>
> I moved to Seattle to go to work for another Bill Gates company (not
> Microsoft).  My CEO has been working closely with Bill for about 20 
> years,
> and has been involved in a number of issues with the Foundation given his
> legal background.  I've been very impressed with what I've seen and 
> heard.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On 1/9/07, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>>
>> Disclaimer, please.
>>
>> Bill Effros
>>
>> David Bradley wrote:
>> > The work they are doing at the foundation is incredible, and people
>> > underestimate how far they have to push the envelope on non-profit
>> > governance and organizational capability to manage an undertaking on
>> this
>> > scale.  Imagine what this will be in five years...
>> >
>> > Dave B.
>> >
>> >
>> > On 1/8/07, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Microsoft bashing seems to be almost a sport nowadays but how many of
>> >> the
>> >> arguments have any real substance.  Yes, I realize that 70% of the
>> >> world's
>> >> largest websites use Linux, Apache and other open source software,
>> >> but, I
>> >> still need a Windows PC for many of the applications related to my
>> work.
>> >>
>> >> This LA Times article, which has been widely cited in the last day or
>> >> so,
>> >> examines whether the purchase and use of Microsoft software products
>> are
>> >> somehow good for the advancement of public health in poor countries,
>> due
>> >> to
>> >> the efforts of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gatesx07jan07,0,4205044,full.story 
>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Mike
>> >>
>> >>
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