Top 18 Quotes by Eric S. Raymond

About Eric S. Raymond

These are some quotes by American author Eric S. Raymond Author, who was born on December 4, 1957.

If Unix could present the same face, the same capabilities, on machines of many different types, it could serve as a common software environment for all of them.

If Unix could present the same face, the same capabilities, on machines of many different types, it could serve as a common software environment for all of them.

Eric S. Raymond

When are programmers happy? They're happy when they're not underutilized - when they're not bored - and also when they're not overburdened with inappropriate specifications or meaningless bureaucracies. In other words, programmers are happiest when they're working efficiently. This is a general preference in creative work.

Eric S. Raymond

In early 1993, a hostile observer might have had grounds for thinking that the Unix story was almost played out, and with it the fortunes of the hacker tribe.

In early 1993, a hostile observer might have had grounds for thinking that the Unix story was almost played out, and with it the fortunes of the hacker tribe.

Eric S. Raymond

As a Facebook user, do I have control of the data Facebook keeps about me? Concretely: can I examine and modify that data using tools of my choosing which are built for my needs?

As a Facebook user, do I have control of the data Facebook keeps about me? Concretely: can I examine and modify that data using tools of my choosing which are built for my needs?

Eric S. Raymond

Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion. That becomes more true the higher the skill level gets.

Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion. That becomes more true the higher the skill level gets.

Eric S. Raymond

For the first time, individual hackers could afford to have home machines comparable in power and storage capacity to the minicomputers of ten years earlier - Unix engines capable of supporting a full development environment and talking to the Internet.

Eric S. Raymond

In the beginning, there were Real Programmers.

In the beginning, there were Real Programmers.

Eric S. Raymond

The workstation-class machines built by Sun and others opened up new worlds for hackers.

The workstation-class machines built by Sun and others opened up new worlds for hackers.

Eric S. Raymond

The ARPAnet was the first transcontinental, high-speed computer network.

The ARPAnet was the first transcontinental, high-speed computer network.

Eric S. Raymond

Berkeley hackers liked to see themselves as rebels against soulless corporate empires.

Berkeley hackers liked to see themselves as rebels against soulless corporate empires.

Eric S. Raymond

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