I claim that Mach people (and apparently FreeBSD) are incompetent idiots. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
In short: just say NO TO DRUGS, and maybe you won't end up like the Hurd people. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
People will realize that software is not a product; you use it to build a product. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
People who are doing things for fun do things the right way by themselves. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I'm basically a very lazy person who likes to get credit for things other people actually do. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I like offending people, because I think people who get offended should be offended. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
People enjoy the interaction on the Internet, and the feeling of belonging to a group that does something interesting: that's how some… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
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 Image
Being open source meant that I could work on the technical side (along with lots of other people), and others who had… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
A lot of people still like Solaris, but I'm in active competition with them, and so I hope they die. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
An individual developer like me cares about writing the new code and making it as interesting and efficient as possible. But very… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I've actually found the image of Silicon Valley as a hotbed of money-grubbing tech people to be pretty false, but maybe that's… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Finnish companies tend to be very traditional, not taking many risks. Silicon Valley is completely different: people here really live on the… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I actually don't believe that everybody should necessarily try to learn to code. I think it's reasonably specialized, and nobody really expects… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Other people have other goals, and sometimes the BSD style licenses are better for those goals. I personally tend to prefer the… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I'm not a big believer in revolutions. What people call revolutions in technology were more of a shift in perception - from… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Modern PCs are horrible. ACPI is a complete design disaster in every way. But we're kind of stuck with it. If any… — 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
I don't actually go to that many conferences. I do that a couple of times a year. Normally, I am not recognized;… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I don't doubt at all that virtualization is useful in some areas. What I doubt rather strongly is that it will ever… — 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
In science, the whole system builds on people looking at other people's results and building on top of them. In witchcraft, somebody… — 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
I'm a technical manager, but I don't have to take care of people. I only have to worry about technology itself. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is… — 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
I think people can generally trust me, but they can trust me exactly because they know they don't have to. — 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
I'd much rather have 15 people arguing about something than 15 people splitting into two camps, each side convinced it's right and… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I'm perfectly happy complaining, because it's cathartic, and I'm perfectly happy arguing with people on the Internet because arguing is my favourite… — 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
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
The cyberspace earnings I get from Linux come in the format of having a Network of people that know me and trust… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
When you say 'I wrote a program that crashed Windows,' people just stare at you blankly and say 'Hey, I got those… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
It just makes it even harder for people to even approach the (open source) side, when they then end up having to… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
In open source, we feel strongly that to really do something well, you have to get a lot of people involved. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Hmmm, completely a-religious - atheist. I find that people seem to think religion brings morals and appreciation of nature. I actually think… — 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
