UNIX has a philosophy, it has 25 years of history behind it, and most importantly, it has a clean core. It strives for something - some kind of beauty. And that's really what struck me as a programmer. Operating systems that normal home users are used to, such as DOS and Windows, didn't have any way of life. Nobody tried to design Windows - it just grew in random directions without any kind of thought behind it. [...] I don't think Microsoft is evil in itself; I just think that they make really crappy operating systems.

One of the reasons I like open source is that it allows people to work on the parts they are good at, and I don't mean just on a technical level; some people are into the whole selling and support, and that's just not me.

Linux has definitely made a lot of sense even in a purely materialistic sense.

The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children.

Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it.

Don't hurry your code. Make sure it works well and is well designed. Don't worry about timing.

I spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with lawyers and thinking about intellectual property issues.