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All this stuff was done via FTP but the web has put a really nice user interface on it.

Big Linux deployments have reached the point where it's become a real problem for administrators that they don't have nice tools to manage their servers and desktops.

I have this hope that there is a better way. Higher-level tools that actually let you see the structure of the software more clearly will be of tremendous value.

The second stream of material that is going to come out of this project is a programming environment and a set of programming tools where we really want to focus again on the needs of the newbie. This environment is going to have to be extremely user-friendly.

There's no such thing as easy, but it's easier when a script is good.

I want to use every tool in the toolbox that's at our disposal to help our economy and put people back to work.

I use a lot of the Web 2.0 apps that I've seen out there, and I think there is incredible work going on there.

Easytrak is no guarantee against mismanagement. But you cannot manage a large program without software like it today. It is a project information management system that helps people develop a solution to a problem with many parts to track.

My list of basic tools is a partial answer to the question about what has changed: Over the past few years, large numbers of programmers have come to depend on elaborate tools to interface code with systems facilities.

Anything you can do needs to be done, so pick up the tool of your choice and get started.