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Michael Simms Quotes

born 1973 England

Michael Simms (born 8 May 1973) is the creator of the Tux Games website and the founder of Linux Game Publishing.

England
Programmers

Also known as: Michael Simms

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Most games that we are approached with are too close to existing open source games for us to publish... we have no real desire to compete with open source products.

I personally believe open source is most important is in the operating system and in file formats. As long as those two things remain open source you can never have a monopoly. No company can dominate by any means except a superior product, and that puts the choice back into the hands of the public.

Things like a spreadsheet and graphics package mean that people can use their computer for working. Games mean that people can ENJOY their computer. If all you have is productivity apps, then Linux will be a fine OS for work, but who is going to really want it around in the home if all they can do on it is work.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Michael Simms (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.