Quotes by Jamie Zawinski

• And when the time comes to replace the O2 I have today, maybe my next machine will run Linux.
• Because, you see, what I want to do is to commoditize the OS. I want to have access to all the applications that I need to do the things that I need to do, regardless.
• Software Engineering might be science; but that's not what I do. I'm a hacker, not an engineer.
• I don't get much sense of reward from having discovered how to get the Foo card to coexist with the Bar card.
• I eat and drink at my desk, but I'm a tidy eater.
• I think Linux is a great thing, because Linux is an alternative to Windows, and because, of all the operating systems that are at all relevant today, Unix is the best of a bad lot.
• I think Linux is a great thing, in the big picture. It's a great hacker's tool, and it has a lot of potential to become something more.
• I use a really simple calendar program on my computer.
• Linux is only free if your time has no value.
• Mostly I use the O2 as an X terminal, however, running my apps on Linux and displaying remotely.
• My one purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.
• Of course, all of the software I write runs on Linux; that's the beauty of standards, and of cross-platform code. I don't have to run your OS, and you don't have to run mine, and we can use the same applications anyway!
• See, unlike most hackers, I get little joy out of figuring out how to install the latest toy.
• Using these toolkits is like trying to make a bookshelf out of mashed potatoes.
• Why should someone have to retrain themselves to use a new application that does the same basic thing as the old application, just because something as trivial as the operating system changed out from under them?
• On the other hand, there would be some value in different folks getting together to share expertise and technology; but to the listener, it wouldn't necessarily seem like a single station in the traditional sense.
• If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he'll do is take it apart to figure out how it works.
• Success is not just a ladder; it's a whole jungle gym — so swing away!
• Life is like a sandwich—everything you put into it is for your mouth to chew and your heart to savor.
• Life is like a super intricate puzzle; you try putting the pieces together, and just when you think you've got it, you discover several pieces are actually from a different board game.