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.

On a purely technical side, I'm really very happy with how Linux gets used in a very wide set of different areas. It's important for development.

I've tried it a couple of times over the years, mainly because the thing Ubuntu did so well was make Debian usable. I always felt that Debian was a pointless exercise because to me, the point of a distribution is to make everything easy. Easy to install, to be pretty and to be friendly and Ubuntu did that to Debian.

Part of doing Linux was that I had to communicate a lot more instead of just being a geek in front of a computer.

I'm a technical manager, but I don't have to take care of people. I only have to worry about technology itself.

I never try to make any far-reaching predictions, so much can happen that it simply only makes you look stupid a few years later.

On the internet nobody can hear you being subtle.