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What’s your personal computer, anyways? Your personal computer should be something that’s always on your person.

Bill Joy

I started to write a new editor not too long ago and had it about half done after two days.
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Ago Editor Long Writing
Take responsibility for the things you build and invent.
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Responsibility Taking Responsibility
Interleaf is very nice. I expect there to be a lot of competition for programs like that.
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Competition Nice Program
We have to encourage the future we want rather than trying to prevent the future we fear.
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Teamwork Trying Want
The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
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Responsive System Want
But no, I don’t generally have trouble with spelling mistakes.
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Generally Spelling Mistake Trouble
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn’t know it was in System V.
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Knows Surprise System
Well, limbo is not a good place to be.
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Good Limbo Place Wells
I think one of the interesting things is that vi is really a mode-based editor.
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Editors Interesting Thinking
Most of the bright people don’t work for you – no matter who you are.
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Management Matter People
Just about every computer on the market today runs Unix, except the Mac and nobody cares about it.
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Care Running Today
You can’t solve a problem with the management of technology with more technology.
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Life Management Positive Technology
That lack of programmability is probably what ultimately will doom vi. It can’t extend its domain.
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Domain Doom Fate
Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it.
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Done Littles Way
Operating systems are like underwear – nobody really wants to look at them.
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Looks Underwear Want
The next step after cheap is free, and after free is disposable.
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Disposable Next Steps Selling

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