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I wanted to separate data fro...

I wanted to separate data from programs, because data and instructions are very different.

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If you want to go somewhere, ...

If you want to go somewhere, goto is the best way to get there.

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That brings me to Dennis Ritc...

That brings me to Dennis Ritchie. Our collaboration has been a thing of beauty.

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I wanted to avoid, special IO...

I wanted to avoid, special IO for terminals.

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We have persistent objects, t...

We have persistent objects, they're called files.

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FORTRAN was the language of c...

FORTRAN was the language of choice for the same reason that three-legged races are popular.

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I also enjoy writing my regul...

I also enjoy writing my regular column for Organic Gardening magazine, so I may do more of that sort of thing in the future, if anybody wants it!

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SCCS, the source motel! Prog...

SCCS, the source motel! Programs check in and never check out!

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I view Linux as something tha...

I view Linux as something that's not Microsoft - a backlash against Microsoft, no more and no less.

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No amount of source-level ver...

No amount of source-level verification or scrutiny will protect you from using untrusted code.

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The X server has to be the bi...

The X server has to be the biggest program I've ever seen that doesn't do anything for you.

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One of my most productive day...

One of my most productive days was throwing away 1,000 lines of code.

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In fact, we started off with ...

In fact, we started off with two or three different shells and the shell had life of its own.

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Unauthorized access to comput...

Unauthorized access to computer systems is already a serious crime in a few states and is currently being addressed in many more state legislatures as well as Congress.

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You can't trust code that you...

You can't trust code that you did not totally create yourself.

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We tried to avoid, you know, ...

We tried to avoid, you know, records. We were told over and over that was probably the most serious mistake and the reason was the system would never catch on, because we didn't have records.

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There's a lot of power in exe...

There's a lot of power in executing data - generating data and executing data.

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I have to keep up with the sc...

I have to keep up with the scientific literature as part of my job, but increasingly I found myself reading things that weren't really relevant to my academic work, but were relevant to gardening.

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It is only the inadequacy of ...

It is only the inadequacy of the criminal code that saves the hackers from very serious prosecution.

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When in doubt, use brute forc...

When in doubt, use brute force.

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