I think Linux is a great thing, in the big picture. It's a great hacker's tool, and it has a lot of potential to become something more.

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I use a really simple calendar program on my computer.

I use a really simple calendar program on my computer.

Using these toolkits is like trying to make a bookshelf out of mashed potatoes.

Using these toolkits is like trying to make a bookshelf out of mashed potatoes.

Software Engineering might be science; but that's not what I do. I'm a hacker, not...

Software Engineering might be science; but that's not what I do. I'm a hacker, not...

Of course, all of the software I write runs on Linux; that's the beauty of...

Of course, all of the software I write runs on Linux; that's the beauty of...

My one purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.

My one purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.

If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he'll do is take...

If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he'll do is take...

I don't get much sense of reward from having discovered how to get the Foo...

I don't get much sense of reward from having discovered how to get the Foo...

On the other hand, there would be some value in different folks getting together to...

On the other hand, there would be some value in different folks getting together to...

And when the time comes to replace the O2 I have today, maybe my next...

And when the time comes to replace the O2 I have today, maybe my next...

See, unlike most hackers, I get little joy out of figuring out how to install...

See, unlike most hackers, I get little joy out of figuring out how to install...

Mostly I use the O2 as an X terminal, however, running my apps on Linux...

Mostly I use the O2 as an X terminal, however, running my apps on Linux...

I think Linux is a great thing, because Linux is an alternative to Windows, and...

I think Linux is a great thing, because Linux is an alternative to Windows, and...

Because, you see, what I want to do is to commoditize the OS. I want...

Because, you see, what I want to do is to commoditize the OS. I want...

Linux is only free if your time has no value.

Linux is only free if your time has no value.

I eat and drink at my desk, but I'm a tidy eater.

I eat and drink at my desk, but I'm a tidy eater.

Why should someone have to retrain themselves to use a new application that does the...

Why should someone have to retrain themselves to use a new application that does the...