Open Letter to Hobbyists
OPEN LETTER WRITTEN BY BILL GATES
Open letter to hobbyists; Open Letter to Hobbyists
The Open Letter to Hobbyists is a 1976 open letter written by Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, to early personal computer hobbyists, in which Gates expresses dismay at the rampant software piracy taking place in the hobbyist community, particularly with regard to his company's software.