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Larry Wall quotes about thinking

Canadian Author March 10, 1949

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Larry Wall quote: "I think operating systems work best if they're free and open...."
I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary. Larry Wall
Larry Wall quote: "Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I..."
Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist. Larry Wall
A couple of years ago, I ran into someone at a trade show who was representing the NSA (National Security Agency). He mentioned to someone else in passing that he'd written a filter program in Perl, so without telling him who I was, I asked him if I could tell people that the NSA uses Perl. His response was, "Doesn't everyone?" So now I don't tell people the NSA uses Perl. I merely tell people the NSA thinks everyone uses Perl. They should know, after all. Larry Wall
Post-Modernism was a reaction against Modernism. It came quite early to music and literature, and a little later to architecture. And I think it's still coming to computer science. Larry Wall
I think the way IBM has embraced the open source philosophy has been quite astonishing, but gratifying. I hope they'll do very well with it. Larry Wall
Larry Wall quote: "I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the..."
I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age. Larry Wall
Larry Wall quote: "I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are..."
I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions. Larry Wall

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