Snow is so beautiful, it doesn't have to be useful.

People said I should accept the world. Bullshit! I don't accept the world.

Playfully doing something difficult, whether useful or not, that is hacking.

There is no system but GNU and Linux is one of it's kernels

The principal lesson of Emacs is that a language for extensions should not be a mere "extension language". It should be a real programming language, designed for writing and maintaining substantial programs. Because people will want to do that!

Geeks like to think that they can ignore politics, you can leave politics alone, but politics won't leave you alone.

If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs.