Eric Raymond Quotes

You have an equivalent to random mutation, except it's better... It's directed mutation, people constantly trying to improve the software.

- Eric Raymond

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The fact that this is a very international effort is manifested in the code -- our tools have stronger international support than you will get ordinarily from proprietary software. - Eric Raymond

On first blush this looks to be about money, but it is about power. Is power going to go to the information monopolies, or will it go to developers and users? - Eric Raymond

You're sending us to go talk to the PC manufacturers and the PC manufacturers say go talk to Microsoft. How are we supposed to get our refund? - Eric Raymond