Eric Allman

Lots of large commercial vendors are getting into this market, and they have not shown dedication to the standards-based approach read more

Lots of large commercial vendors are getting into this market, and they have not shown dedication to the standards-based approach or to free access to the essential technology.

I like to eat good food. I cook and collect wine. I like going for long walks when I can.

I like to eat good food. I cook and collect wine. I like going for long walks when I can.

Unix gives you just enough rope to hang yourself -- and then a couple of more feet, just to be read more

Unix gives you just enough rope to hang yourself -- and then a couple of more feet, just to be sure.

It is definitely true that having a common foe does give you something to shoot at. I'm just hoping that read more

It is definitely true that having a common foe does give you something to shoot at. I'm just hoping that we don't fall into a pattern of simply playing catch-up with Microsoft, which is a danger.

From the corporate perspective, open source is a means, not an end, and if you confuse those you're going to read more

From the corporate perspective, open source is a means, not an end, and if you confuse those you're going to have problems.