Software patents, in particular, are very ripe for abuse. The whole system encourages big corporations getting thousands and thousands of patents. Individuals almost never get them.
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The Linux philosophy is "laugh in the face of danger". Oops. Wrong one. "Do it yourself". That's it.
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What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the importance of self-reliance and taking initiative in problem-solving.
Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, highlights the core philosophy of Linux, which is about empowerment through self-sufficiency. The humorous twist in mixing up the first part of the quote reflects the lighthearted and resilient spirit of the open-source community, urging individuals to embrace challenges by taking matters into their own hands and creating solutions themselves.
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LinuxPhilosophySelf-RelianceTechnologyEmpowerment
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This quote can be used in a tech conference to inspire developers.
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All quotes βI often compare open source to science. To where science took this whole notion of developing ideas in the open and improving on other peoples' ideas and making it into what science is today and the incredible advances that we have had. And I compare that to witchcraft and alchemy, where openness was something you didn't do.
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I'm sitting in my home office wearing a bathrobe. The same way I'm not going to start wearing ties, I'm also not going to buy into the fake politeness, the lying, the office politics and backstabbing, the passive aggressiveness, and the buzzwords.
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Avoiding complexity reduces bugs.
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Most of the good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program.
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I have an ego the size of a small planet.
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