In terms of effect on the world, it's very good that I've lived. And so I guess, if I could go back in time and prevent my birth, I wouldn't do it. But I sure wish I hadn't had so much pain.

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.

Sharing knowledge is the most fundamental act of friendship. Because it is a way you can give something without loosing something.

Odious ideas are not entitled to hide from criticism behind the human shield of their believers feelings.

In the free/libre software movement, we develop software that respects users' freedom, so we and you can escape from software that doesn't.

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

Without absolute certainty, what do we do? We do the best we can. Injustice is happening now; suffering is happening now. We have choices to make now. To insist on absolute certainty before starting to apply ethics to life decisions is a way of choosing to be amoral.