Success for open source is when the term ‘open source’ becomes a non-factor in the decision making process, when people hear about Linux and compare it to Windows NT, and they compare it on the feature set and don’t have much of an excuse not to use it. Brian Behlendorf Read Quote
In true open source development, there’s lots of visibility all the way through the development process. Brian Behlendorf Read Quote
I’m not of the opinion that all software will be open source software. There is certain software that fits a niche that is only useful to a particular company or person: for example, the software immediately behind a web site’s user interface. But the vast majority of software is actually pretty generic. Brian Behlendorf Read Quote
I won’t sit here and say an Open Source project will do things faster than a closed source, but one of the reasons why is that it sits on a whole lot of things that came before it. Brian Behlendorf Read Quote
No one wants one language. There are applications when it’s appropriate to write something in C rather than in Java. If you want to write something where performance is much more important than extensibility, then you might want to choose C rather than Java. Brian Behlendorf Read Quote
One of the biggest challenges facing the globe is the gap that exists in the wealth and standards of living enjoyed by the world’s nations. Brian Behlendorf Read Quote
What’s kept Java from being used as widely as possible is there hasn’t been an Open Source implementation of it that’s gotten really widespread use. Brian Behlendorf Read Quote
Engineers in the developed world should be arguing not for protectionism but for trade agreements that seek to establish rules that result in a real rise in living standards. This will ensure that outsourcing is a positive force in the developing nation’s economy and not an exploitative one. Brian Behlendorf Read Quote
There is no better form of trade a developing nation can engage in than to sell services provided by an educated population. Brian Behlendorf Read Quote
Foreign trade is not a replacement for foreign aid, of course, but foreign aid to a country that doesn’t also engage in significant amounts of foreign trade is more likely to end up in the pockets of dictators and cronies. Brian Behlendorf Read Quote
