I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary.

Quote by Larry Wall

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We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.

We are so Post-Modern that we don't realize how Post-Modern we are anymore.

When I announced the development of Perl 6, I said it was going to be...

When I announced the development of Perl 6, I said it was going to be...

Post-Modernism was a reaction against Modernism. It came quite early to music and literature, and...

Post-Modernism was a reaction against Modernism. It came quite early to music and literature, and...

Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers...

Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers...

I'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's...

I'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's...

I take time to watch anime. I don't know whether I'm allowed to, but I...

I take time to watch anime. I don't know whether I'm allowed to, but I...

The problems that I really like to solve are our cultural problems.

The problems that I really like to solve are our cultural problems.

Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death...

Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death...

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

Somebody out there is going to do something that's far more surprising than anything that...

Somebody out there is going to do something that's far more surprising than anything that...

Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all...

Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all...

I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the...

I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the...

I talked about becoming stupid, but I've always been stupid. Fortunately I've been just smart...

I talked about becoming stupid, but I've always been stupid. Fortunately I've been just smart...

I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's...

I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's...

To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow...

To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow...

If any ideology is so serious that you can't have fun while you're doing it,...

If any ideology is so serious that you can't have fun while you're doing it,...

One of the very basic ideas of Post-Modernism is rejection of arbitrary power structures. Different...

One of the very basic ideas of Post-Modernism is rejection of arbitrary power structures. Different...

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.

If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents,...

If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents,...

Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.

Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.