We've just spent 14 hours trying to get standards-compliant code to work in standards-compliant browsers. -- Jeffrey Zeldman
"The Linux issue is whether this is a fundamentally disruptive technology, like the microprocessor and the Internet. We're betting that it is." -- Irving Wladawsky-Berger of IBM
"It's the business model around free software that concerns us, where people get sucked in to not paying for software. This will be a disservice for them, as they need established, well-funded companies to offer innovation." -- Doug Miller, group product manager for Microsoft's Windows Server Group
"The Linux community support model has resonated with people" -- Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO
"In this business, the only real open industry standard in the computer industry is Linux, which thankfully remains beyond the clutches of the moguls. Everything else is hokum designed to lock developers (and by extension, customers) into proprietary corners of the computing constellation." -- Charles Cooper, ZDNet News
Life ain't a rehearsal; stop acting and live. -- EliahuOne
"Copyright today is a system inflicted on the public, not a system that benefits the public." - Richard Stallman
We can build a better product than Linux... There is always something enamoring about thinking you can get something for free.' - Jim Allchin