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" I'm not of the opinion that all software will be open source software. There is certain software that fits a niche that is only useful to a particular company or person: for example, the software immediately behind a web site's user interface. But the vast majority of software is actually pretty generic. "

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" Companies have been trying to figure out what it is that makes open source work. "

" Certainly I get a lot personally out of it as well, there's the recognition and things like that but mostly I try to take that as an opportunity to explain why I hope we could see more projects like Apache out there and why it's a good thing for society. "

" Engineers in the developed world should be arguing not for protectionism but for trade agreements that seek to establish rules that result in a real rise in living standards. This will ensure that outsourcing is a positive force in the developing nation's economy and not an exploitative one. "

" There is no better form of trade a developing nation can engage in than to sell services provided by an educated population. "

" I knew nothing about sales, marketing or how to run a company. Nor did I have a desire to do any of those things. "

" Corporations have been killing the risk-taking and exploration that makes software great. They have tried to rip the soul out of development. "

" And, I think that is actually appropriate because I'm really not the world's best programmer, I think it's a good thing that I'm not touching the code. "

" So that's my main role right now and really the politics also includes going out and communicating to the world why Apache is a good thing, why companies should be involved in it, and why individuals should be involved in it too. "

" I think the most that I've learned has been, how do I put this? The innate goodness inside of all of us. "

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" I won't sit here and say an Open Source project will do things faster than a closed source, but one of the reasons why is that it sits on a whole lot of things that came before it. "

" One of the biggest challenges facing the globe is the gap that exists in the wealth and standards of living enjoyed by the world's nations. "

" Foreign trade is not a replacement for foreign aid, of course, but foreign aid to a country that doesn't also engage in significant amounts of foreign trade is more likely to end up in the pockets of dictators and cronies. "

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" In true open source development, there's lots of visibility all the way through the development process. "

" Software as an asset isn't stable over time; it needs to be maintained. "

" What's kept Java from being used as widely as possible is there hasn't been an Open Source implementation of it that's gotten really widespread use. "