I don't have any authority over Linux other than this notion that I know what I'm doing. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Linux has definitely made a lot of sense even in a purely materialistic sense. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I've been very happy with the commercial Linux CD-ROM vendors linux Red Hat. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I'm interested in Linux because of the technology, and Linux wasn't started as any kind of rebellion against the 'evil Microsoft empire.' — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I made very sure that I did not get involved with any of the commercial Linux companies, exactly so that I would… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I don't actually follow other operating systems much. I don't compete - I just worry about making Linux better than itself, not… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Part of doing Linux was that I had to communicate a lot more instead of just being a geek in front of… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
On a purely technical side, I'm really very happy with how Linux gets used in a very wide set of different areas.… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
There's innovation in Linux. There are some really good technical features that I'm proud of. There are capabilities in Linux that aren't… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I don't expect to go hungry if I decide to leave the University. Resume: Linux looks pretty good in many places. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I try to avoid long-range plans and visions - that way I can more easily deal with anything new that comes up… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Linux has more than satisfied any small initial expectations I had. It's simply incredible how successful Linux has been, and how good… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I changed the Linux copyright license to be the GPL some time in the first half of 1992. Mostly because I had… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I was never a "big thinker". One of my philosophies in Linux has always been to not worry about the future too… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
There were open source projects and free software before Linux was there. Linux in many ways is one of the more visible… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
While I may not get any money from Linux, I get a huge personal satisfaction from having written something that people really… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
So I decided that if the architecture is fundamentally sane enough, say it follows some basic rules like it supported paging ,… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I started Linux because I wanted to see it on the desktop... I do hope that the desktop people would try to… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
The Linux kernel is under the GPL version 2. Not anything else. Some individual files are licensable under v3, but not the… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Me trying to make a business around Linux would have been a total disaster. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I get the biggest enjoyment from the random and unexpected places. Linux on cellphones or refrigerators, just because it's so not what… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
In many ways, I am very happy about the whole Linux commercial market because the commercial market is doing all these things… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I've been employed by the University of Helsinki, and they've been perfectly happy to keep me employed and doing Linux. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Bill Gates really seems to be much more of a business man than a technologist, while I prefer to think of Linux… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I can mostly laugh at myself and this whole mess called "Linux developers," which means that I get along with most people… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I never felt that the naming issue was all that important, but I was obviously wrong, judging by how many people felt.… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
The thing with Linux is that the developers themselves are actually customers too: that has always been an important part of Linux. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I personally think of Linux development as being pretty non-localized, and I work with all the people entirely over e-mail - even… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I started Linux as a desktop operating system. And it's the only area where Linux hasn't completely taken over. That just annoys… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
One of the reasons that I really don't mind that people are selling Linux commercially is exactly because it does make me… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Once you realize that documentation should be laughed at, peed upon, put on fire, and just ridiculed in general, then, and only then, have… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share
I think, fundamentally, open source does tend to be more stable software. It's the right way to do things. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share
I used to be interested in Windows NT, but the more I see it, the more it looks like traditional Windows with a stabler… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share
I think that freely available software can not only keep up with the evolution of commercial software, but often exceed what you can do… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share
Programmers are in the enviable position of not only getting to do what they want to, but because the end result is so important… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share
The correct form factor for a laptop is obviously 12" and 2 lbs, and I don't understand why everybody gets that wrong. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share
Hmmm, completely a-religious - atheist. I find that people seem to think religion brings morals and appreciation of nature. I actually think it detracts… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share
People will realize that software is not a product; you use it to build a product. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share
I claim that Mach people (and apparently FreeBSD) are incompetent idiots. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share
There are "extremists" in the free software world, but that's one major reason why I don't call what I do "free software" any more.… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share
Real quality means making sure that people are proud of the code they write, that they're involved and taking it personally. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share
I have one very basic rule when it comes to "good ideas". A good idea is not an idea that solves a problem cleanly.… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share
I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share
Modern PCs are horrible. ACPI is a complete design disaster in every way. But we're kind of stuck with it. If any Intel people… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share
