Who's the Greatest Geek of All Time? | Linux Today

Who’s the Greatest Geek of All Time?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 18, 2008

“It seems fairly safe to assume that few readers of these pages
would debate Torvalds’ topmost position. Where much of the debate
arose, however, was on the rest of the list.

“”There’s some notables missing from this list,” charged
SupaDawg on Digg, for example. “Not including Jobs and Gates is
asinine. Those two were visionary geeks. If not for them, the world
would likely be a much different place.”

“What, No Gates?
What say you, dear readers? Should Gates or Jobs be on the list?
LinuxInsider couldn’t resist asking around.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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