top of page
"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."
Standard
Customized
More

"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."
Author Name
Personal Development

"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."
Author Name
Personal Development

"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."
Author Name
Personal Development

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

"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."
Work

"Well Microsoft really does develop some really interesting technology."
Technology

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

"I've never worked with the Java community."
Community
bottom of page