People will realize that software is not a product; you use it to build a product. — 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
Developers have the attention spans of slightly moronic woodland creatures. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Excusing bad programming is a shooting offence, no matter what the circumstances. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Don't hurry your code. Make sure it works well and is well designed. Don't worry about timing. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Nobody actually creates perfect code the first time around, except me. But there's only one of me. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Bad programmers worry about the code. Good programmers worry about data structures and their relationships. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I obviously think that freely available software can not only keep up with the evolution of commercial software, but often exceed what… — 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
The bulk of all patents are crap. Spending time reading them is stupid. It's up to the patent owner to do so,… — 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
Hey, I'm a good software engineer, but I'm not exactly known for my fashion sense. White socks and sandals don't translate to… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
In many cases, the user interface to a program is the most important part for a commercial company: whether the programs works… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
When I do programming in my free time and for my own enjoyment, I really want to have a kind of protection:… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I will, in fact, claim that the difference between a bad programmer and a good one is whether he considers his code… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I have one very basic rule when it comes to "good ideas". A good idea is not an idea that solves a… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
C++ is in that inconvenient spot where it doesn't help make things simple enough to be truly usable for prototyping or simple… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I'd argue that everybody wants to do something that matters, and the fact that Linux has had a huge impact on the… — 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'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
When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I think that freely available software can not only keep up with the evolution of commercial software, but often exceed what you… — 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
With software, you really can replicate and do a lot of very real and active development in parallel, and actually try it… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
There are "extremists" in the free software world, but that's one major reason why I don't call what I do "free software"… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Before the commercial ventures, Linux tended to be rather hard to set up, because most of the developers were motivated mainly by… — 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
C++ is a horrible language. It's made more horrible by the fact that a lot of substandard programmers use it, to the… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Programmers are in the enviable position of not only getting to do what they want to, but because the end result is… — 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
