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 capabilitycommonenvironment Change image and share on social
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 buildchooseconcretely Change image and share on social
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 earlyfortuneground Change image and share on social
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 fieldhighlevel Change image and share on social
In the beginning, there were Real Programmers. Eric S. Raymond beginprogrammerreal Change image and share on social
The workstation-class machines built by Sun and others opened up new worlds for hackers. Eric S. Raymond buildclasshacker Change image and share on social
The ARPAnet was the first transcontinental, high-speed computer network. Eric S. Raymond arpanetcomputerhigh Change image and share on social
Does Facebook act as though I own my online life, or as though it does? Concretely: Can I control what data it shares with other users, with advertisers, and with business partners? Eric S. Raymond actadvertiserbusiness Change image and share on social
Berkeley hackers liked to see themselves as rebels against soulless corporate empires. Eric S. Raymond berkeleycorporateempire Change image and share on social
Thompson and Ritchie were among the first to realize that hardware and compiler technology had become good enough that an entire operating system could be written in C, and by 1978 the whole environment had been successfully ported to several machines of different types. Eric S. Raymond compilerentireenvironment share on social
