Software Customization Quotes

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.

I started working on OpenBSD, and many earlier projects, because I have always felt that vendor systems were not designed for quality.

I want to avoid locking people into solutions that work only with Postfix. People should have a choice in what software they want to use with Postfix, be it anti-virus or otherwise.

It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.

Ubuntu is doing amazing things, and I think it's going to change the face of the desktop.

The interesting thing about Android's design is how little we modified the kernel.

We cannot choose one desktop over the other - Gnome or KDE - because there's users for both code bases.

I think operating systems work best if they're free and open. Particular applications are more likely to be proprietary.

The business models in enterprise have changed pretty dramatically. A huge problem with enterprise software traditionally has been usually you sell to the customer and then they adopt the technology. The great thing about 'freemium' and the new way enterprise software is being sold is you get to try it first and then buy it.

So far, Indian companies have focused more on customer application. This needs to shift to packaged software for sectors such as banking and financial services.