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

Quote by Jamie Zawinski

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Linux is only free if your time has no value.

Linux is only free if your time has no value.

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...

I use a really simple calendar program on my computer.

I use a really simple calendar program on my computer.

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.

I think Linux is a great thing, in the big picture. It's a great hacker's...

I think Linux is a great thing, in the big picture. It's a great hacker's...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 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.