I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can. — 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
To be a nemesis, you have to actively try to destroy something, don't you? Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I used to be interested in Windows NT, but the more I see it, the more it looks like traditional Windows with… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
This 'users are idiots, and are confused by functionality' mentality of Gnome is a disease. If you think your users are idiots,… — 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
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
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
The complaints I've had is that GitHub as a development platform - making commits, pull requests, keeping track of issues etc -… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Often your 'fixes' are actually removing capabilities that you had, because they were 'too confusing to the user'. GNOME seems to be… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Personally, I'm not interested in making device drivers look like user-level. They aren't, they shouldn't be, and microkernels are just stupid. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I think Leopard is a much better system [than Windows Vista] but OS X in some ways is actually worse than Windows… — 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
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
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
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'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
If you want to travel around the world and be invited to speak at a lot of different places, just write a… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but only want to use it. That is a… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
What I find most interesting is how people really have taken Linux and used it in ways and attributes and motivations that… — 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
I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I don't think commercialization is the answer to anything. It's just one more facet of Linux, and not the deciding one by… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I think, fundamentally, open source does tend to be more stable software. It's the right way to do things. — 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
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
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
I am very happy about Android obviously. I use Android, and it's actually made cellphones very usable. — 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
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