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I view Linux as something that's not Microsoft - a backlash against Microsoft, no more and no less.


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One of my most productive days was throwing away 1,000 lines of code.



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It is only the inadequacy of the criminal code that saves the hackers from very serious prosecution.




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It's always good to take an orthogonal view of something. It develops ideas.



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If you want to go somewhere, goto is the best way to get there.



We have persistent objects, they're called files.

We have persistent objects, they're called files.



You can't trust code that you did not totally create yourself.

You can't trust code that you did not totally create yourself.



I think the major good idea in Unix was its clean and simple interface: open, close, read, and write.

I think the major good idea in Unix was its clean and simple interface: open, close, read, and write.



No amount of source-level verification or scrutiny will protect you from using untrusted code.

No amount of source-level verification or scrutiny will protect you from using untrusted code.



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SCCS, the source motel! Programs check in and never check out!





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