“I think the open software movement (and Linux in particular) is laudable.”
Ken Thompson (1943) American computer scientist, creator of the Unix operating system
"Ken Thompson clarifies matters", 1999
2000s
“I think the open software movement (and Linux in particular) is laudable.”
Ken Thompson (1943) American computer scientist, creator of the Unix operating system
"Ken Thompson clarifies matters", 1999
Susan Cain (1968) self-help writer
"The quiet strength of the introvert," The Chicago Tribune, February 20, 2012.
“Just when you thought it was safe to think, in comes mental piracy!”
Brandon Boyd (1976) American rock singer, writer and visual artist
Lyrics, Make Yourself (1999)
Timothee Besset French software programmer
Quoted in Maxim Bardin, "id Software and Linux – By TTimo" http://linuxgamingnews.org/2009/09/15/id-software-and-linux-by-ttimo/ Linux Gaming News (2009-09-15).
Vandana Shiva (1952) Indian philosopher
On Bill Gate's philanthropic activities, from " Bill Gates is continuing the work of Monsanto, Vandana Shiva tells France24 https://www.france24.com/en/20191023-bill-gates-is-continuing-the-work-of-monsanto-vandana-shiva-tells-france-24-1" France24 (23 October 2019)
Emma Thompson (1959) British actress and writer
Source: The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries: Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Film
Cyrus H. Gordon (1908–2001) American linguist
Introduction
Adventures in the Nearest East (1957)
Context: While Ugarit is revolutionizing the problem of Old Testament origins, the Dead Sea scrolls are doing the same for the New Testament. How fortunate is this generation to live at a time when the sources of our culture—sacred and profane—are illuminated in a brighter light of history than our forefathers imagined possible!
Kent Beck (1961) software engineer
Source: Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code, 1999, p. 33-43 as cited in: Militiadis Lytras, Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, Ernesto Damiani (2011) Semantic Web Personalization and Context Awareness. p. 111
Martin Fowler (1963) British programmer
Source: Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code, 1999, p. 33-43 as cited in: Militiadis Lytras, Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, Ernesto Damiani (2011) Semantic Web Personalization and Context Awareness. p. 111
“When Fortune is on our side, popular favor bears her company.”
Publilio Siro Latin writer
Maxim 275
Sentences, The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave