I support open source and all, but it's really hard to be pissed at Mr. Gates behind stuff like this
$1 Billion Donated to Vaccinate Poor Children
Gates Foundation, Norway Team Up to Fight Preventable Diseases in Asia, Africa
By Shankar Vedantam
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 25, 2005; Page A04
Microsoft founder Bill Gates's foundation and the government of Norway yesterday gave grants of more than $1 billion to immunize children in poor countries against common diseases -- a blockbuster philanthropic gesture intended to save hundreds of thousands of lives in Africa and Asia.
The grant of $750 million by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation matches a similar contribution made by the software mogul's foundation five years ago. By guaranteeing large amounts of money over several years, the foundation has sought to build public health infrastructure around the world, encourage poor countries to come up with innovative long-range plans, and give incentives to vaccine manufacturers to develop vaccines that help the world's poor.
