Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time. — 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
I spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with lawyers and thinking about intellectual property issues. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California is still a lot nicer. I don't… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Every time I see some piece of medical research saying that caffeine is good for you, I high-five myself. Because I'm going… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I may make jokes about Microsoft at times, but at the same time, I think the Microsoft hatred is a disease. — 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 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
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
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 don't go to conferences quite as much as I used to: having a child and movin away from the university leaves… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I've tried it a couple of times over the years, mainly because the thing Ubuntu did so well was make Debian 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
