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# Havoc Pennington

(1975)   Computer Scientist

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Havoc Pennington is a computer scientist.

## Quick Facts About Havoc Pennington

Born November 30, 1975

Profession Computer Scientist

## About Havoc Pennington

American computer engineer and entrepreneur... \| Robert Sanford Havoc Pennington is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur. He is known in the free software movement due to his work on HAL, GNOME, Metacity, GConf, and D-Bus.

##  Quotes by Havoc Pennington

> [Spend your 'different points' wisely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/havoc-pennington/spend-your-different-points-wisely/)

[Havoc Pennington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/havoc-pennington/)

[Different](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/different/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/759/havoc-pennington-72138_different_spend-your-different-points-wisely-90476_904764.png)

> [Either you participate in the community like an adult or you leave and do your own thing,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/havoc-pennington/either-you-participate-in-the-community-like-an-adult-or-you-leave/)

[Havoc Pennington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/havoc-pennington/)

[Adult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adult/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/daf/havoc-pennington-72138_adult_either-you-participate-in-the-community_1735227.png)

> [Preferences are bad solutions to performance problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/havoc-pennington/preferences-are-bad-solutions-to-performance-problems/)

[Havoc Pennington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/havoc-pennington/)

[Performances](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/performances/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/486/havoc-pennington-72138_performances_preferences-are-bad-solutions-to-perform_1899097.png)

> [ The two \[separate\] UIs are both incredibly simple and don't even look like computer programs; they barely need menus. \[When combined, they\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/havoc-pennington/the-two-separate-uis-are-both-incredibly-simple-and-don-t-even-look/)

[Havoc Pennington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/havoc-pennington/)

[Computer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16f/havoc-pennington-72138_computer_the-two-separate-uis-are-both-incredibly_3056845.jpg)

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