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Miguel de Icaza

"We've been using C and C++ way too much - they're nice, but they're very close to the machine and what we wanted was to empower regular users to build applications for Linux."

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"We've been using C and C++ way too much - they're nice, but they're very close to the machine and what we wanted was to empower regular users to build applications for Linux."

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Donna Grant

"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."

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Donna Grant

"We've been using C and C++ way too much - they're nice, but they're very close to the machine and what we wanted was to empower regular users to build applications for Linux."

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Donna Grant

"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."

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Donna Grant

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

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Miguel de Icaza
"We have a lot of existing customers which are also considering Linux desktop migrations and rolling out some of these programs, so we're learning from them."

Learning

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Miguel de Icaza
"Some scientists use TeX or LatEX but for most people Word is the thing that writers use these days."

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Miguel de Icaza
"It's strategic for us - lots of people will develop applications in .NET."

People

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"When it comes to .NET they've done a really outstanding job."

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"I was interested in Java the beginning, but the problem with Java is you do have to switch your platform."

Beginning

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Miguel de Icaza
"We all love Linux, but it's also a fact that some people might not be able to migrate."

Love

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"In some cases we've been building tools that are specific to Linux for the desktop, and they only work on Linux, but I see two major projects that are wildly, wildly successful: Mozilla and OpenOffice, and those two programs are cross platform."

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Miguel de Icaza
"Well Microsoft really does develop some really interesting technology."

Technology

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"In the GNOME project we tried to keep the platform language independent."

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"I've never worked with the Java community."

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