Quotes by Linux A multithreaded file system is only a performance hack. Andrew S. Tanenbaum linuxfilesperformances 'Linux is a leprosy' - This statement is not grammatically or factually correct. Andrew S. Tanenbaum leprosylinuxstatements What we're really after is simply that people acquire a legal license for Windows for each computer they own before they move on to Linux or Sun Solaris or BSD or OS/2 or whatever. Bill Gates linuxpeoplemoving It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not. Bill Gates linuxmoneybusiness Cosmoe works on any of the standard filesystems available for Linux. Bill Hayden linuxavailablestandards Well, lets just say, if your VCR is still blinking 12:00, you dont want Linux. Bruce Perens vcrlinuxwant I was Computer Shopper's linux columnist for more than half a decade, from the late 90s onwards. Yes, I know about Linux. (My first review of a Linux distro in the press was published in late 1996.) Charles Stross linuxhalffirsts We counted over a million lines of code that we allege are infringed in the Linux kernel today. Darl McBride linuxlinestoday IBM has taken our valuable trade secrets and given them away to Linux. Darl McBride linuxtakensecret We're not talking about insignificant amounts of code. It's substantial System V code showing up in Linux. Darl McBride linuxshowing-uptalking Linux doesn't have IP roots. Darl McBride linuxroots Obviously Linux owes its heritage to UNIX, but not its code. We would not, nor will not, make such a claim. Darl McBride linuxheritageclaims Most hackers graduate from Unix and Linux platforms. They know them intimately. They don't try to exploit them Dean Stockwell linuxgraduatestrying Unix has retarded OS research by 10 years and linux has retarded it by 20. Dennis Ritchie linuxresearchyears Oh, I've seen copies [of Linux Journal] around the terminal room at The Dennis Ritchie linuxlabsrooms Today I am one of the senior technical cadre that makes the Internet work, and a core Linux and open-source developer. Eric S. Raymond linuxseniortoday There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary numerals, and those who don't. Ian Stewart linuxpeopleworld Don't forget that Linux became only possible because 20 years of OS research was carefully studied, analyzed, discussed and thrown away. Ingo Molnar linuxresearchyears Linux is only free if your time has no value. Jamie Zawinski linuxfunny-inspirationaltime Mostly I use the O2 as an X terminal, however, running my apps on Linux and displaying remotely. Jamie Zawinski linuxuserunning1234»
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