The interesting thing about cloud computing is that we've redefined cloud computing to include everything that we already do.

People sometimes ask me if it is a sin in the Church of Emacs to use vi. Using a free version of vi is not a sin; it is a penance. So happy hacking.

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

Programming is not a science. Programming is a craft.

You know, if you were *really* going to starve, you'd be justified in writing proprietary software.

The most powerful programming language is Lisp. If you don't know Lisp (or its variant, Scheme), you don't appreciate what a powerful language is. Once you learn Lisp you will see what is missing in most other languages.

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