Bill Joy Quotes & Sayings

“I got tired of people complaining that it was too hard to use UNIX because the editor was too complicated.”

“I remember right after Carter got elected, I was sitting in my apartment in Albany, CA, on a Saturday listening to people call Carter and ask stupid questions while I designed the screen editor.”

“I just don't like to lose what's in the window.”

“I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.”

“That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can't extend its domain.”

“I think the Macintosh proves that everyone can have a bitmapped display.”

“But no, I don't generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.”

“The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.”

“Well, limbo is not a good place to be.”

“Document preparation systems will also require large screen displays.”