"Of course, all of the software I write runs on Linux; that's the beauty of standards, and of cross-platform code. I don't have to run your OS, and you don't have to run mine, and we can use the same applications anyway!"
- Jamie Zawinski
About this Quote
In this quote, Jamie Zawinski highlights the significance of requirements and cross-platform code worldwide of software application development. He highlights that all of the software he develops is compatible with Linux, a popular operating system. This is possible due to the fact that of the beauty of requirements, which enable different systems to communicate and interact effortlessly. Zawinski also points out that this gets rid of the requirement for individuals to use the same operating system, as they can still utilize the very same applications regardless. This promotes inclusivity and cooperation in the tech market, as people with different preferences and systems can still collaborate effectively.
This quote is written / told by Jamie Zawinski somewhere between November 3, 1968 and today. He/she was a famous Scientist from USA.
The author also have 16 other quotes.
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"Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy"
"I'm sorry that we have to have a Washington presence. We thrived during our first 16 years without any of this. I never made a political visit to Washington and we had no people here. It wasn't on our radar screen. We were just making great software"
"The engineering is long gone in most PC companies. In the consumer electronics companies, they don't understand the software parts of it. And so you really can't make the products that you can make at Apple anywhere else right now. Apple's the only company that has everything under one roof"
"I have this hope that there is a better way. Higher-level tools that actually let you see the structure of the software more clearly will be of tremendous value"
