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Jamie Zawinski quotes

American Scientist November 3, 1968

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Jamie Zawinski quote: "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. Jamie Zawinski
Of course, all of the software I write runs on Linux; that's the beauty of standards, and of cross-platform code. I don't have to run your OS, and you don't have to run mine, and we can use the same applications anyway! Jamie Zawinski
I think Linux is a great thing, because Linux is an alternative to Windows, and because, of all the operating systems that are at all relevant today, Unix is the best of a bad lot. Jamie Zawinski
Why should someone have to retrain themselves to use a new application that does the same basic thing as the old application, just because something as trivial as the operating system changed out from under them? Jamie Zawinski
Jamie Zawinski quote: "Linux is only free if your time has no value."
Linux is only free if your time has no value. Jamie Zawinski
Jamie Zawinski quote: "And when the time comes to replace the O2 I have today, maybe..."
And when the time comes to replace the O2 I have today, maybe my next machine will run Linux. Jamie Zawinski
On the other hand, there would be some value in different folks getting together to share expertise and technology; but to the listener, it wouldn't necessarily seem like a single station in the traditional sense. Jamie Zawinski
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. Jamie Zawinski
Jamie Zawinski quote: "If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he'll do is..."
If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he'll do is take it apart to figure out how it works. Jamie Zawinski
Jamie Zawinski quote: "I use a really simple calendar program on my computer."
I use a really simple calendar program on my computer. Jamie Zawinski
Jamie Zawinski quote: "Mostly I use the O2 as an X terminal, however, running my apps..."
Mostly I use the O2 as an X terminal, however, running my apps on Linux and displaying remotely. Jamie Zawinski
Jamie Zawinski quote: "Software Engineering might be science; but that's not what I..."
Software Engineering might be science; but that's not what I do. I'm a hacker, not an engineer. Jamie Zawinski
Jamie Zawinski quote: "See, unlike most hackers, I get little joy out of figuring out..."
See, unlike most hackers, I get little joy out of figuring out how to install the latest toy. Jamie Zawinski
Jamie Zawinski quote: "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. Jamie Zawinski
Jamie Zawinski quote: "I don't get much sense of reward from having discovered how to..."
I don't get much sense of reward from having discovered how to get the Foo card to coexist with the Bar card. Jamie Zawinski

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