We Need Diversity Of Thought In The

When Somebody Has Learned How To Program A Computer ... You're Joining A Group Of People Who Can Do Incredible Things. They Can Make The Computer Do Anything They Can Imagine.

Data Is A Precious Thing And Will Last Longer Than The Systems Themselves.

I Should Be Able To Pick Which Applications I Use For Managing My Life, I Should Be Able To Pick Which Content I Look At, And I Should Be Able To Pick Which Device I Use, Which Company I Use For Supplying My Internet, And I'd Like Those To Be Independent Choices.

It's Possible To Live Without The Web. It's Not Possible To Live Without Water. But If You've Got Water, Then The Difference Between Somebody Who Is Connected To The Web And Is Part Of The Information Society, And Someone Who (is Not) Is Growing Bigger And Bigger.

Technology Innovation Is Starting To Explode And Having Open-source Material Out There Really Helps This Explosion. You Get Students And Researchers Involved And You Get People Coming Through And Building Start Ups Based On Open Source Products.