When brokers turn into toll-takers, it's time to throw the bums out. - Britt Blaser

Source: a conversation with Britt

Make no decision out of fear. - Bruce Sterling

in a speech at SXSW, 2006

We have decided that we will use only free software for computer education in Kerala schools. We have implemented the Linux platform in high schools; it will be implemented in other schools step by step... Our policy is to migrate computer education to free software platforms. We want to make Kerala the FOSS (Free and Open Software Systems) destination in India. That is all." - M A Baby, Education Minister, Kerala, India

Source: http://www.rediff.com/money/2006/sep/02microsoft.htm

We are getting lots of enquiries and orders for pre-loaded Linux operating system. The hardware sales have gone up because of this. -- P K Harikrishnan, president, Kerala Computer Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association

If there isn't enough food in the fridge, do you say "the store must be down"? - Greg Elin

Soure: said at a conference

"What we need is an open source, open hardware, wireless implmentation for unlicensed spectrum. It can be done. And if it is, it will blow WiMax out of the water and change the world."

- Thomas A. Freeburg

Source: said at a conference