A critical factor in its success was that the X developers were willing to give the sources away for free in accordance with the hacker ethic, and able to distribute them over the Internet.

  • -- Eric Steven Raymond 埃里克·斯蒂芬·雷蒙

它成功的一个关键因素是,X开发者愿意按照黑客的道德准则免费提供源代码,并能够在互联网上发布它们。

相关名言

If people destroy something replaceable made by mankind, they are called vandals; if they destroy something irreplaceable made by God, they are called developers.

如果人们破坏了人类创造的可替换的东西,他们被称为破坏者;如果他们破坏了上帝创造的不可替代的东西,他们就被称为开发者。

It may be that other developers are finding that their games play better on one platform over the other, so they're choosing to migrate to that platform.

可能是其他开发者发现他们的游戏在一个平台上比在另一个平台上玩得更好,所以他们选择迁移到那个平台。

When it comes to exacting revenge, it gets harder and harder to top yourself each successive time.

当涉及到严厉的报复,它变得越来越难超过自己每一次连续。

I developed a really strong work ethic, and I don't take anything for granted.

我养成了一种非常强烈的职业道德,我不认为任何事情都是理所当然的。

You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.

除非你喜欢你所做的事,否则你永远不会成功。

The only possible ethic is to do what one wants to do.

唯一可能的道德准则是做自己想做的事。