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。

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The developers, if they decide to move a tortoise, have to pay the long-term costs for enhancing the areas that take care of the tortoise, and it gives us the opportunity to manage an area that is going to be protected.

开发商,如果他们决定移动一只乌龟,就必须为加强保护乌龟的区域而付出长期的代价,这给了我们管理一个将受到保护的区域的机会。

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。

Money is indeed the most important thing in the world: and all sound and successful personal and national morality should have this fact for its basis.

金钱的确是世界上最重要的东西:所有健全和成功的个人和国家道德都应该以这个事实为基础。

Don't shift because fashion has shifted. Don't move from the original ethic you had, the original reasons. They're part and parcel of you.

不要因为时尚的改变而改变。不要改变你原有的道德准则,原有的理由。他们是你的一部分。

Qualifying for the second stage would be a successful World Cup for us. I think we can do it.

对我们来说,晋级第二阶段将是一次成功的世界杯。我想我们能做到。