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Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program.
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Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.
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In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.
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The thing with Linux is that the developers themselves are actually customers too: that has always been an important part of Linux.
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See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too.
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If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won.
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Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California is still a lot nicer. I don't remember the last time I couldn't walk around in shorts all day.
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The cyberspace earnings I get from Linux come in the format of having a Network of people that know me and trust me, and that I can depend on in return.
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The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children.
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I'm generally a very pragmatic person: that which works, works.
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Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software.
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That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.
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