I made very sure that I did not get involved with any of the commercial Linux companies, exactly so that I would be neutral and not ever seen as "working for the competition".

If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won.

Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time.

The NIH syndrome (Not Invented Here) is a disease.

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 think people can generally trust me, but they can trust me exactly because they know they don't have to.

When I do programming in my free time and for my own enjoyment, I really want to have a kind of protection: knowing that when I improve a program those improvements will continue to be available to me and others in future versions of the program.