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Miguel de Icaza Quotes

Miguel de Icaza quotes

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Miguel de Icaza quote: "We all love Linux, but it's also a fact that some people might..."
We all love Linux, but it's also a fact that some people might not be able to migrate. Miguel de Icaza
In some cases we've been building tools that are specific to Linux for the desktop, and they only work on Linux, but I see two major projects that are wildly, wildly successful: Mozilla and OpenOffice, and those two programs are cross platform. Miguel de Icaza
Miguel de Icaza quote: "They have a beautiful security system and we're emulating the..."
They have a beautiful security system and we're emulating the whole security infrastructure. Miguel de Icaza
So if we're going to build new applications that require a large time investment, like say movie editing - today that doesn't matter for the enterprise desktop, but eventually it will when we get closer to consumers - you really need to have a cross-platform story. Miguel de Icaza
I think that by October the whole company has to migrate to OpenOffice, and then I think it's by June next year we all migrate to Linux - you don't want to migrate 6,000 people both operating system and office suite in a single jump. Miguel de Icaza
Miguel de Icaza quote: "With .NET once an API is published it's available to all..."
With .NET once an API is published it's available to all programming languages at the same time. Miguel de Icaza
We've been using C and C++ way too much - they're nice, but they're very close to the machine and what we wanted was to empower regular users to build applications for Linux. Miguel de Icaza
Miguel de Icaza quote: "I've never worked with the Java community."
I've never worked with the Java community. Miguel de Icaza
Our strategy in dealing with patents in Mono is the same strategy that any other software developer would take. In the event of a patent claim, we will try to find prior art to the claim of the patent. Miguel de Icaza
Miguel de Icaza quote: "After releasing Mono 1.0, we started work on a new edition of..."
After releasing Mono 1.0, we started work on a new edition of Mono that will be released later in the year. Miguel de Icaza
Miguel de Icaza quote: "The software patent problem is not limited to Mono. Software..."
The software patent problem is not limited to Mono. Software patents affect everyone writing software today. Miguel de Icaza
We have a lot of existing customers which are also considering Linux desktop migrations and rolling out some of these programs, so we're learning from them. Miguel de Icaza
Miguel de Icaza quote: "Running the test suite like this allows us to catch problems..."
Running the test suite like this allows us to catch problems when they are just introduced. Miguel de Icaza
Miguel de Icaza quote: "Some scientists use TeX or LatEX but for most people Word is..."
Some scientists use TeX or LatEX but for most people Word is the thing that writers use these days. Miguel de Icaza
Miguel de Icaza quote: "Not to go too far, but Microsoft is probably used by most..."
Not to go too far, but Microsoft is probably used by most people out there. Miguel de Icaza

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