Miguel de Icaza

“For us, the value of GNOME is that it is a platform that we can build on top of.”

“Software patents are a menace to innovation.”

“Microsoft has changed. The Microsoft of today is a very different company.”

“C# is my favorite programming language. It is a beautiful language.”

“I started the GNOME project because I wanted a free desktop that my parents could use.”

“The biggest challenge for open source is not the code, it is the user experience.”

“I think open source is a lifestyle.”

“The beauty of open source is that it's not just about the code, it's about the community that builds around it.”

“Mobile is not a trend, it is the future of computing.”

“Patents are like submarines. You can't see them, but you know they are there. And you know they are armed.”

“What Mono brings to the table is a first-class, open-source, and cross-platform implementation of .NET.”

“We believe that the future of application development is cross-platform.”

“The problem with the enterprise is that it’s designed for partnership and collaboration, but it’s been architected for isolation.”

“I’ve learned that you can’t make everyone happy, but you can build something that a lot of people love.”