As a linguist, I don't think of Ada as a big language. Now, English and Japanese, those are big languages. Ada is just a medium-sized language.

I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary.

I don't believe I've ever cuddled my elses.

I was raised a musician and I played classic music, violin, in orchestras and music comedy theaters, I have music running around in my head all the time, and if I hear music that's too interesting, I have to pay attention to it.

I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.

Information doesn't want to be free. Information wants to be valuable.

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.