#software

It's hardware that makes a machine fast. It's software that makes a fast machine slow. ↗

— Craig Bruce

#fast #hardware #machine #makes #slow

Red Carpet Enterprise has been really well received since one guy can install it in about an hour, and it makes it trivial to deal with software management issues like deploying updates and creating standard package sets for your various machines. ↗

— Nat Friedman

#been #carpet #creating #deal #deploying

Maintaining a consistent platform also helps improve product support - a significant problem in the software industry. ↗

— Bill Gates

#consistent #helps #improve #industry #maintaining

For many people my software is something that you install and forget. I like to keep it that way. ↗

— Wietse Venema

#i #install #keep #like #many

Writing software that's safe even in the presence of bugs makes the challenge even more interesting. ↗

— Wietse Venema

#challenge #even #interesting #makes #more

A geek is a guy who has everything going for him but he's just too young. He's got the software but he doesn't have the hardware yet. ↗

— John Hughes

#geek #going #got #guy #hardware

Software is like sex: it's better when it's free. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#free #like #sex #software

When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for my needs, and having sources available can be a life-saver. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#because #comes #enough #free #free software

I was trying to figure out what to do next, I'd been accumulating ideas for productivity tools - software people could use every day, particularly to help organize their lives. ↗

— Mitch Kapor

#could #day #every #every day #figure

People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware. ↗

— Alan Kay

#about #hardware #make #own #people