Disable ads!

19 quotes by Jamie Zawinski

This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. (July 2011) This article may be weighted too heavily toward only one aspect of its subject. Please help by introducing more general information to this article. Feel free to discuss the issue on the talk page. (July 2011) Jamie Zawinski Born James Werner...
Read full biography of Jamie Zawinski →

If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he'll do is take it apart to figure out how it works.

0

Software Engineering might be science; but that's not what I do. I'm a hacker, not an engineer.

0

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.

0

Nothing stands still. The real question is can you change it?

0

I eat and drink at my desk, but I'm a tidy eater.

0

Linux is only free if your time has no value.

0

See, unlike most hackers, I get little joy out of figuring out how to install the latest toy.

0

I use a really simple calendar program on my computer.

0

Mostly I use the O2 as an X terminal, however, running my apps on Linux and displaying remotely.

0

My one purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.

0

Using these toolkits is like trying to make a bookshelf out of mashed potatoes.

0

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... →

0

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... →

0
Add a quote!
Background photo by Giuliana