Software Flexibility Quotes

Software is a gas ! It expands to fit the container it is in !

The problem is, we're moving to software-as-service, which can be yanked or transformed at any moment. The ability of your PC to run independent code is an important safety valve.

Software is a gas; it expands to fill its container.

A computer is the most incredible tool we've ever seen. It can be a writing tool, a communications center, a supercalculator, a planner, a filer and an artistic instrument all in one, just by being given new instructions, or software, to work from. There are no other tools that have the power and versatility of a computer.

Software breaks before it bends, so it demands perfection in a universe that prefers statistics.

When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for my needs, and having sources available can be a life-saver.

I want to avoid locking people into solutions that work only with Postfix. People should have a choice in what software they want to use with Postfix, be it anti-virus or otherwise.

It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.

It seems certain that much of the success of Unix follows from the readability, modifiability, and portability of its software.

Whatever way that we have in our head that we expect people to use a software, they'll find other interesting ways to use it that we didn't expect.

People like rich applications on their desktop, and there is no reason why you can't have both a rich desktop and a light, cloud-based application framework. Why is it always either/or for people?

What I find most interesting is how people really have taken Linux and used it in ways and attributes and motivations that I never felt.