Carolina QuotesWhat I do for a living is somewhat like mercenary prostitution... I spend a lot of energy trying to find games to bring to alternate platforms, like Linux and MacOS, and in my free time, I work on various open source projects, and other freebies like that... so I guess I'm a hooker with a heart of gold, sorta.
Ryan C. Gordon Carolinian
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Quoted in Michael Larabel, "An Interview with Ryan C. Gordon" Phoronix (2003-09-08)
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