Because, you see, what I want to do is to commoditize the OS. I want to have access to all the applications that I need to do the things that I need to do, regardless. Jamie Zawinski accessapplicationcommoditize Change image and share on social
See, unlike most hackers, I get little joy out of figuring out how to install the latest toy. Jamie Zawinski figurehackerinstall Change image and share on social
I eat and drink at my desk, but I'm a tidy eater. Jamie Zawinski deskdrinkeat Change image and share on social
I think Linux is a great thing, in the big picture. It's a great hacker's tool, and it has a lot of potential to become something more. Jamie Zawinski biggreathacker Change image and share on social
I use a really simple calendar program on my computer. Jamie Zawinski calendarcomputerprogram Change image and share on social
You can always affect things - so can you change it in a way that will make you as happy with it in the future as you were in the past? Maybe it won't be the same, but it might be something else you also like. Jamie Zawinski affectchangefuture share on social
I think Linux is a great thing, because Linux is an alternative to Windows, and because, of all the operating systems that are at all relevant today, Unix is the best of a bad lot. Jamie Zawinski alternativebadgreat Change image and share on social
Software Engineering might be science; but that's not what I do. I'm a hacker, not an engineer. Jamie Zawinski engineerhackerscience Change image and share on social
Why should someone have to retrain themselves to use a new application that does the same basic thing as the old application, just because something as trivial as the operating system changed out from under them? Jamie Zawinski applicationbasicchange share on social
