“We felt we could still be true to the open-source roots and at the same time go to a business model that was proven.”
VA Linux CEO Larry Augustin, on abandoning his company’s origins in the open-source community, News.com, 23 August 2001
Author: Matt
In 2002 I started contributing to Open Source software, and life has just gotten better from there. Co-founder of WordPress, founder Automattic.
BUT WE DON’T KNOW IF IT’S A NOVEL OR A SHORT STORY
“We fundamentally believe the first chapter of the Internet is over.”
America Online CEO Barry Schuler, on the interactive service’s recent job cuts, The Washington Post, 22 August 2001
THE CLUE CARTEL IS KEEPING ME IN THE DARK
“I don’t know what a monopoly is until somebody tells me.”
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, on ignorance being bliss, News.com, 20 August 2001
IT’S JUST A DEMO UNIT
“We are not the condom on the driving force of progress.”
Paul Brown, head of a U.K. radio association, on how he’s not to blame for digital tunes not coming to fruition, The Independent, 19 August 2001
IT’S A DEAD MAN’S PARTY
“If we had every dollar back that we spent on parties, we would be in the same situation.”
Industry Standard editor Jonathan Weber, on the bankrupt magazine’s decline and fall after a spending binge that includes some notoriously lavish shindigs, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 August 2001
Ditherati: See the Digerati Dither, Daily 
You must be logged in to post a comment.