Altruism is a fine motive, but if you want results, greed works much better.
MS-DOS isn't dead, it just smells that way.
Politics /n/: from 'poly ticks', short for 'many small bloodsucking insects'.
C++ is the best example of second-system effect since OS/360.
If I must be ruled by larcenous bullies, I much prefer that they be located far away. Local bullies know far more about me and my doings than faraway bullies sitting in offices in Washington, and can oppress me far more effectively.
Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.