Name a known public good or act of charity that didn&#x27;t have <i>any</i> strings attached. I doubt that you can.<p>In the case of all of his gifts coming with strings, which would clearly include his charitable work - if he didn&#x27;t attach strings to eg the $150+ billion he&#x27;s going to give away, it&#x27;d be a disaster. The same is true for essentially all philanthropy. If you want to make sure charitable efforts are not wasted, strings are inherently necessary.<p>In this case, it would have enabled wider availability if it hadn&#x27;t been stuck under silverlight, however you&#x27;re free to reject the gift. At worst it&#x27;s a very mild inconvenience in exchange for something that&#x27;s very valuable, and people here are reacting wildly out of proportion to the issue.