Larry Wall Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.”

“I take time to watch anime. I don't know whether I'm allowed to, but I do it anyway.”

“I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.”

“I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.”

“I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American history. So, whatever it takes to give away my software and get it used, that's great.”

“There is no schedule. We are all volunteers, so we get it done when we get it done. Perl 5 still works fine, and we plan to take the right amount of time on Perl 6.”

“I'm never satisfied because I've been always interested in too many things and I always want to do everything at once.”

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

“If you're a large corporation, you can afford to pay the money to register patents, but if you're an individual like me, you can't.”

“Some of modern engineering is necessary to good art. But I think of myself is a cultural artist.”