People in the industry foresee a time in which, for many people, the only thing they'll need on a computer is a browser. Mitch Kapor browsercomputerforesee Change image and share on social
We have a responsibility to give people opportunities to do what they can do. It's a fundamental tenet of democratic society. Libertarians who believe in a completely minimalist state, and don't feel we have that responsibility, are harming humanity. Mitch Kapor completelydemocraticfeel share on social
Open source can propagate to fill all the nooks and crannies that people want it to fill. Mitch Kapor crannyfillnook Change image and share on social
It became clear to me by 1984 that Microsoft was likely going to be the big winner in the PC software apps and operating system category, partly because of the dynamics of owning and controlling the operating system: that gave you enormous power, and I came to see Bill Gates was fierce competitor. Mitch Kapor appbigbill share on social
I give Bill Gates an A for vision because, as a business person and a strategist, he's brilliant. His flaw is that his view is not informed by a humanistic or compassionate vision of how to make computers work for people. Mitch Kapor billbrilliantbusiness share on social
Wikipedia has a way of compiling compendiums of information on subjects. Mitch Kapor compendiumcompileinformation Change image and share on social
The main languages out of which web applications are built - whether it's Perl or Python or PHP or any of the other languages - those are all open source languages. So the infrastructure of the web is open source... the web as we know it is completely dependent on open source. Mitch Kapor applicationbuildcompletely share on social
The accomplishment of open source is that it is the back end of the web, the invisible part, the part that you don't see as a user. Mitch Kapor accomplishmentbackend Change image and share on social
On a personal note, I was born in Brooklyn. My folks moved out to Long Island when I was quite young, but once a Brooklynite, always a Brooklynite. Mitch Kapor bearbrooklynbrooklynite Change image and share on social
Physicians today, as human beings, are not exempt from the perverse economic pressures created by fee-for-service regimes to see more patients for shorter appointments and order more tests and procedures. If the incentives were changed to pay to foster better health outcomes, I am convinced physician behavior would change over time. Mitch Kapor appointmentbehaviorbeing share on social