Miscellaneous

Continuing to cling to the patterns you know inhibits your ability to discover what you don't know

Continuing to cling to the patterns you know inhibits your ability to discover what you don't know

We started up the company with a goal of building a real company, unlike so many Internet Bubble startups that read more

We started up the company with a goal of building a real company, unlike so many Internet Bubble startups that seemed to take the attitude of "let's get mind share, and we'll figure out a way to make money later."

This is like the telephone problem--no one wants to have the first one. But we are seeing a lot of read more

This is like the telephone problem--no one wants to have the first one. But we are seeing a lot of people who want some sort of technology to solve the spam problem.

Personally, one of the down sides of founding a company is that there is always too much work to do, read more

Personally, one of the down sides of founding a company is that there is always too much work to do, and sadly I find I don't have much time to code any more.

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.

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.

To me, Microsoft has behaved like the clear-cutters of the computer software industry.

To me, Microsoft has behaved like the clear-cutters of the computer software industry.

Every choice moves us closer to or farther away from something. Where are your choices taking your life? What do read more

Every choice moves us closer to or farther away from something. Where are your choices taking your life? What do your behaviors demonstrate that you are saying yes or no to in life?

We are still waiting to set the prices for the dinner because we have had to move to a larger read more

We are still waiting to set the prices for the dinner because we have had to move to a larger room in the center. We have to move from a room seating 250 to one that holds 560 people because of the interest.

We aren't going to go out and support an opponent of the current governor and sully the name of teachers read more

We aren't going to go out and support an opponent of the current governor and sully the name of teachers before a special session.