Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 789 I'm Sorry I've Been Busy Recently

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What does the free software movement mean?
To describe it as concisely as possible, that is, in the original time and space, without it, Google's technology would not have been able to develop; without it, from professional and obscure telephone switches, global satellite positioning receivers, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, to wide The well-known smart phones, smart homes... and other fields that require embedded systems cannot be popularized for commercial use so quickly.

What is the driving force behind the free software movement?
It's unbelievable to say that it is the ideal and pure hacker culture.

This thing looks very "virtual", but it has an important relationship with the rise of personal computers.Because with the development of technology, computers have changed from a symbol of the government's manipulation of society to one of the tools of the counterculture, and they have also become the best targets for hackers to challenge technical difficulties and demonstrate their superb intelligence.

Of course, not everyone is indulging in the gratuitous sharing of hacker culture.

On February 1976, 2, due to the disappointment that most computer enthusiasts used the software written by themselves for the world's first commercially successful personal computer - Altair - Altair_BASIC without paying.Gates published "An_Open_Letter_to_Hobbyists"-"An Open Letter to Hobbyists", in which he said: "Who will do these professional jobs without any compensation? What kind of hobbyist can put three dollars into his product?" years of development, and find all the bugs, write documentation, and release the product for free?"

On April 4 of the same year, Jobs persuaded Woz to create Apple together, and turned the personal computer he invented into a product sold on the market-Apple_1.

Suddenly, commercializing this kind of intellectual achievements in the computer field, protecting them with patents, and gaining wealth has become a rolling trend.

The hacker culture, which advocates free sharing, collapsed under such strong pressure.

Chad Matthew Stallman, employed at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, has experienced this transition firsthand.He couldn't get used to it, so he stood up and became a saint who advocated the free software movement.

In Chad Matthew Stallman's view, any behavior that "closes" software is very immoral.

Of course, Chad Matthew Stallman is not a person who shoots empty guns. He has made practical contributions and written three very important free software-the text editor Emacs, the compiler GCC, and the debugger. implement GDB.

It can be said that there is only one operating system missing, Chad Matthew Stallman's free software, has a complete platform; but unfortunately, he got stuck at this level and realized that, It cannot be accomplished by oneself.

At this stage, Chad Matthew Stallman is giving speeches everywhere, defending free software and fighting against the expansion of software patents and copyright laws. His identity is not just as simple as a hacker, but closer to a politician. political activist.

Tang's richest man, who is so powerful, is cautious about Chad Matthew Stallman and his free software movement, and the reasons are very complicated.

First of all, the hacker culture behind the free software movement is worthy of awe.

Secondly, Tang Huan's benefits from commercial software, I do not know how many times more than Gates, once he is targeted by the free software movement that stands on the moral high ground, what will follow may be that all kinds of ulterior motives will come together of thousands of people.

In addition, as a human being, you should always ask yourself—the reason why Tang IT is so against the sky is precisely because it benefits from the development of the free software movement in the original time and space.

You have to think about the source of drinking water, isn't it!

Therefore, when answering Linus Torvalds' question, besides being cautious, Tang Huan was also very sincere.

As a summary, Tang Huan turned around and wrote "open_source_software" on the blackboard - "open source software", and then explained: "The free software movement starts from a moral point of view and regards all commercial software as exploiting others. , A tool for earning profits. I have no intention to start a debate on this point, but I prefer to appreciate 'open source software' from the perspective of software quality, and use free software as open source software. The following definition is more strict special case."

Linus Torvalds was very excited to see the richest man answering his questions in such a comprehensive and detailed manner. After the speech, he held several Tang Huan technical books he had bought and asked for his signature.

Tang Huan, who was a dragon and a snake, patiently satisfied the other party's request, and joked with a smile: "The reason why you asked me about the free software movement is not because you think I am using commercial software to exploit others. A typical representative, right?"

Linus Torvalds glanced at the e-mail address written by Tang Huan in the book, put it away as a treasure, and replied seriously: "Although you have gained a huge wealth through commercial software, but I also use this resource to make a contribution that cannot be ignored for the popularization of computer knowledge around the world."

"Many of our students at the University of Helsinki have signed up for activities organized by Zheru Training and Certification Institutions, and even quickly found their favorite jobs with the qualifications and competency certificates they obtained."

"The public welfare project aimed at bridging the knowledge gap - one child one computer program, in the pilot site in Finland, our Helsinki University Student Union once organized personnel to visit, it can really help children master the modern high-tech computer as early as possible. Tech tools, I don’t know how much easier it is than when I was groping for it myself.”

"In addition, your technical masterpiece has long become a holy book for us juniors who are interested in the IT field."

"In short, no matter how you look at it, you can stand the moral torture that the free software movement strongly advocates."

Fame and fortune, everyone likes, the world's richest man is no exception.

Tang Huan laughed loudly and said, "I hope you young people can look at the problem so rationally."

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The itinerary of the richest man in Finland is very extensive, in addition to business, academics, and even art.

Last year's "Die Hard Sequel", which performed well at the box office, was directed by Renee Haring, a Finn who only came to Hollywood in the mid-1980s.

During Tang Huan's stay in Finland, he called this person from Los Angeles, USA, as a lubricant for communicating with Finland.

In fact, Finland is also remarkable in terms of film, and there are many internationally influential filmmakers, such as Aki Kaurismaki in addition to Renee Haring, whose film The comedy film - "Leningrad Cowboys" helped to attract the attention of the world.

Not to mention, during this period, there was really a project called "Darkness_in_Tallinn" - "Darkness in Tallinn", which was sent to Mr. Richest Man.

According to the consultant team, this is a thriller comparable to "The Silence of the Lambs".

Then invest!

Ever since, Mr. Richest Man's trip to Finland has added a practical achievement in cultural cooperation.

Before leaving Finland, Tang Huanbian invited celebrities from all walks of life in Finland, held a thank-you banquet, and once again enjoyed the original sauna with nostalgia.

You should know that sauna was invented by the Finns. It is known as the quintessence of Finland and is one of the few Finnish words that have entered the world language category.

There is a Finnish proverb that says: build the sauna first, then the house.

This shows how enthusiastic the Finns are about saunas.

Sauna, like the "tea" in the East, has formed a set of its own cultural system and produced some unwritten rules.

For example, putting on clothes in a steam room is considered a faux pas.

In addition, depending on the specific situation, it is sometimes acceptable for men and women to enjoy the sauna together.

However, during this trip, the richest man has not had the chance to meet him.

Tang’s richest man’s farewell sauna this time was accompanied by dignitaries, including Finnish Prime Minister Esko Aho, Nokia Chairman and CEO Simo Warinato, Nokia star executives, Jorma Ollila, who is very likely to succeed as CEO, and so on.

Everyone was in a very happy mood. Mr. Gein, the richest man who is helpful to others, came to this trip, sent charcoal to Finland, and returned to Finland, which can be said to make everyone get something and have a good time.

The most eye-catching investment made by Tang's richest man in Finland is undoubtedly the construction of the Internet, which undoubtedly brings a glimmer of hope to Finland, which is stuck in a severe economic recession.

Of course, the most representative cooperation project is Nokia's mobile communication business.

This group, which has even spun off its traditional business papermaking, is urgently seeking transformation, but has doubts about the mobile communication field, which has a huge investment and high product prices, making it difficult to grasp the market prospect. Now it has become the "richest man" Foundry brother", it is really a surprise.

In this candid atmosphere, the assistant signaled outside that there was an urgent report.

Tang Huan waved his hand, graciously signaling to the other party to speak directly.

When he heard that British Prime Minister John Major wanted to meet him immediately, the richest man lazily replied: "Tell him, I'm very sorry, I'm busy recently, and I can't make it to London."

Esco Aho, who was not far away, heard the corners of his mouth twitching.The Finnish Prime Minister has naturally done a lot of work to entertain the richest man in the world. For example, he asked about Tang Huan's likes and dislikes. Naturally, this also included not being able to meet the British Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street before coming to Finland. Subtle intelligence.

From Esco Aho's point of view, John Major seems a little too arrogant. No matter what differences there are, the status of the world's richest man is worth sitting down and communicating with, rather than a childish cold war.

But looking at the behavior of Tang's richest man now, he is also a man of temperament. Fortunately, he is pragmatic and under the warm hospitality, he has achieved a positive result.

After dismissing his subordinates, Tang Huan explained bluntly: "Prime Minister Major wants to see me, not because of the enthusiasm among friends, but because he wants to drag me into a dispute."

"Xiangjiang in Asia is promoting a new airport construction plan with a capital scale of more than 150 billion U.S. dollars. The loans required will inevitably span the year 1997 when Xiangjiang returned to China. Said that it does not bless this so-called 'Rose Garden Project'."

"The moderate representative of the British Foreign Office and the former British ambassador to China, Sir Colliday, visited China secretly for this purpose, tried his best to lobby China, cooperate with the 'Rose Garden Project', and finally made progress-as long as the British Prime Minister John Major personally arrived. If China signs the memorandum of understanding, then China will support the construction of the new airport and take a positive attitude towards the remaining debt issue after the handover of Xiangjiang’s sovereignty.”

Speaking of this, Tang Huan shrugged and said with a smile: "However, under the current international situation, Prime Minister Major is indeed the leader of the Conservative Party. He is unwilling to go to China."

"At the same time, he took a fancy to me who owns Xiangjiang Qinhe Group, and wanted me to play a bigger role."

"In the final analysis, I am just a businessman with slightly stronger financial strength. How could I be involved in a dispute between two big countries without self-awareness?"

Listening to Tang Huan's explanation, Esco Aho nodded with deep understanding, "It is very necessary to separate the relationship."

Finland's rapid economic growth during the Cold War could not be separated from the loose international trade environment created by maintaining neutrality, in addition to relying on its own efforts.

In addition to its close neighbors such as the Soviet Union and Sweden, Finland has also maintained good relations with China in the far east for a long time-it established diplomatic relations with China on October 1950, 10, and it has continued to this day.

Economically, in 1980, Finland granted China GSP treatment; at the same time, it signed a cultural cooperation and exchange plan for the first time, which was renewed every three years thereafter.

Politically, in 1986, then Finnish Prime Minister Kalevi Sorsa visited China and became the first Finnish head of government to visit China; in 1988, then Finnish President Mauno Koivisto Visit China, becoming the first Finnish head of state to visit China.

Therefore, even though Finland and China are thousands of miles apart, they are no strangers to China at all.

Esko Aho, who racked his brains to pull the Finnish economy out of the quagmire of severe recession, said very eagerly: "China has a population of 10 billion, and its land area is comparable to that of Europe, but its vast market is far from developed. .Don, who has an inherent advantage there, don’t forget to bring our Finnish company along to develop together.”

"Of course." Tang Huan said with a smile, "My cooperation with Nokia will be the best example."

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Mr. Richest Man is not a normal slap in the face, the British Prime Minister John Major had just pinched his nose and left for China, and he returned to the UK slowly.

(End of this chapter)