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

Quote by Larry Wall

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Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

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...

There is no schedule. We are all volunteers, so we get it done when we...

There is no schedule. We are all volunteers, so we get it done when we...

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.

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,...

I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing,...

I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing,...

The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.

The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris.

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...

Programmers can be lazy.

Programmers can be lazy.

The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been...

The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been...

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...

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...

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...

The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism...

The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism...

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,...

Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.

Real programmers can write assembly code in any language.

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 am not a sort of person who wants to run a company.

I am not a sort of person who wants to run a company.

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...

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...