Larry Augustin Quotes

The wrong way is to open a Linux company that acts as a wall between the developer and the user,

The wrong way is to open a Linux company that acts as a wall between the developer and the user,

In 1998, Linux had 16 percent of the server operating system market, and in 1999, it already had 25 percent.

In 1998, Linux had 16 percent of the server operating system market, and in 1999, it already had 25 percent.

Haven't you ever been using an operating system and said, 'Well, that's stupid, why do the menus look like that?'

Haven't you ever been using an operating system and said, 'Well, that's stupid, why do the menus look like that?'

If you're using the Internet today, you're using open source software; you're using Linux.

If you're using the Internet today, you're using open source software; you're using Linux.

[Microsoft's omnipresence was apparent at the show in statements from executives of open source companies.] Microsoft is the largest software more

[Microsoft's omnipresence was apparent at the show in statements from executives of open source companies.] Microsoft is the largest software company in the world. They are our competition, ... The day when they're not the competition is when we'll stop talking about them.

We are charging customers to sell to them. To me that seems like an inefficient model.

We are charging customers to sell to them. To me that seems like an inefficient model.

We felt we could still be true to the open-source roots and at the same time go to a business more

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.

With development infrastructure, sometimes we would find (companies) spending more time working on the (Linux) infrastructure for the project than more

With development infrastructure, sometimes we would find (companies) spending more time working on the (Linux) infrastructure for the project than working on the project itself.

This acquisition effectively creates a Yahoo! for Linux and open source developers,

This acquisition effectively creates a Yahoo! for Linux and open source developers,

While top and bottom-line results did not meet our expectations for the quarter, we remain optimistic about our prospects for more

While top and bottom-line results did not meet our expectations for the quarter, we remain optimistic about our prospects for growth in the future. We remain committed to profitability, excluding non-cash charges, no later than the end of calendar 2001 and we anticipate revenue for fiscal 2001 to be approximately 2.25 times fiscal 2000 revenue.