I'm not really good with technology.
I know about the tech industry in that I follow what apps are hot and software development. I know my way around different browsers. I know how to restart a computer.
Much of the real computer talent today is concentrated in the private sector.
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.
I think Unix is a great system - especially for running data centers - because it is very mature, very reliable, very scalable. But when I want to go out and populate small devices, I think Java.
Linux is a superbly polished copy of an antique - shinier than the original, perhaps, but still defined by it.
I would be better at my job if I were technical.
UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity.
I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.
As companies move to web-based computing they get a lot more servers, which are difficult to manage and control. All kinds of problems can arise - security, quality and worms.
The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected.
This is the system that we have. I didn’t make the system. This is the system that we have.
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn't know it was in System V.
I fix things now and then, more often tweak HTML and make scripts to do things.
Not only is UNIX dead, it's starting to smell really bad.
I'm not an IT expert myself.
I learned a ton of things during my time in CNET.
Oh, I've seen copies [of Linux Journal] around the terminal room at The Labs.
I work on OpenBSD fulltime, as the project leader. I set some directions, increase communication between the developers, and try to be involved in nearly every aspect of the base system.
I was Computer Shopper's linux columnist for more than half a decade, from the late 90s onwards. Yes, I know about Linux. (My first review of a Linux distro in the press was published in late 1996.)
We all know Linux is great...it does infinite loops in 5 seconds.
Unix gives you just enough rope to hang yourself - and then a couple of more feet, just to be sure.
There's innovation in Linux. There are some really good technical features that I'm proud of. There are capabilities in Linux that aren't in other operating systems.
It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills.
Mark Hammond is working in this area, with Windows Scripting Host. It is definitely an area where Python fits almost perfectly. That's quite independent from Java, actually.
