I got bitten by the free software bug in February of 1998 around the time of the Mozilla announcement.

In fact when I first got my Apple II the first thing I did was turn it on and off, on and off, just because I had the power to do so, which I'd never had on a computer before

It's [programming] the only job I can think of where I get to be both an engineer and an artist. There's an incredible, rigorous, technical element to it, which I like because you have to do very precise thinking. On the other hand, it has a wildly creative side where the boundaries of imagination are the only real limitation.

But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great.

A lot of people thought Steve Jobs was a CEO of Apple but he never was until he came back to Apple in 1997.

You show me a great program and I'll show you a passionate individual somewhere behind it.

I got bitten by the free software bug in February of 1998 around the time of the Mozilla announcement.