It just makes it even harder for people to even approach the (open source) side, when they then end up having to worry about public humiliation.

It's what I call "mental masturbation", when you engage is some pointless intellectual exercise that has no possible meaning.

I'm simply too content doing what I want to do to really have a very negative attitude towards MicroSoft. They make bad products - so what? I don't need to care, because I happily don't have to use them, and writing my own alternative has been a very gratifying experience in many ways.

I think that freely available software can not only keep up with the evolution of commercial software, but often exceed what you can do commercially.

Being open source meant that I could work on the technical side (along with lots of other people), and others who had the interest and inclination could start up companies around it.

I am pragmatic. That which works, works, and theory can go screw itself. However, my pragmatism also extends to maintainability, which is why I also want it done well.

Real quality means making sure that people are proud of the code they write, that they're involved and taking it personally.