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" The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it. "

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" Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software. "

" See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too. "

" I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product. "

" I'm interested in Linux because of the technology, and Linux wasn't started as any kind of rebellion against the 'evil Microsoft empire.' "

" I personally think of Linux development as being pretty non-localized, and I work with all the people entirely over e-mail - even if they happen to be working in the Portland area. "

" I want my office to be quiet. The loudest thing in the room - by far - should be the occasional purring of the cat. "

" I do get my pizzas paid for by Linux indirectly. "

" I've felt strongly that the advantage of Linux is that it doesn't have a niche or any special market, but that different individuals and companies end up pushing it in the direction they want, and as such you end up with something that is pretty balanced across the board. "

" That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle. "

" I often compare open source to science. To where science took this whole notion of developing ideas in the open and improving on other peoples' ideas and making it into what science is today and the incredible advances that we have had. And I compare that to witchcraft and alchemy, where openness was something you didn't do. "

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