One of the things I like about the computer that I use is that I can write a program on it or I can download a program on to it and run it. That's kind of important to me, and that's also kind of important to the whole future of the internet... obviously a closed platform is a serious brake on innovation.

I basically wrote the code and the specs and documentation for how the client and server talked to each other.

To be a hacker - when I use the term - is somebody who is creative and does wonderful things.

Any enterprise CEO really ought to be able to ask a question that involves connecting data across the organization, be able to run a company effectively, and especially to be able to respond to unexpected events. Most organizations are missing this ability to connect all the data together.

Technology innovation is starting to explode and having open-source material out there really helps this explosion. You get students and researchers involved and you get people coming through and building start ups based on open source products.

We can't blame the technology when we make mistakes.

The original idea of the web was that it should be a collaborative space where you can communicate through sharing information.