<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa kweli, ingawa wagombea wengine wote wanakaribishwa, timu ya maendeleo ya programu ya Slate - kupitia programu rahisi ya iterative - tayari imetoa kura milioni 1.8 kwa Bill Gates.  <response>: In fact, although all other nominees are welcome, Slate s software-development team--through a simple iterative program--has already cast 1.8 million votes for Bill Gates. 