"I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary."

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"I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations."

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"I admire Bruce Springsteen because he's a heroic person who has lots of integrity and has this incredible body of work that is so vital."

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Time,

"Perl was designed to work more like a natural language. It's a little more complicated but there are more shortcuts, and once you learned the language, it's more expressive."

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"Hubris itself will not let you be an artist."

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"I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions."

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"If any ideology is so serious that you can't have fun while you're doing it, it's probably too serious."

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"I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's still running."

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