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title: "16 Ifs Quotes By Linus Torvalds"
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> [If you like using CVS, you should be in some kind of mental institution or somewhere else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/if-you-like-using-cvs-you-should-be-in-some-kind-of-mental/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [If it is relevant there is always somebody else out there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/if-it-is-relevant-there-is-always-somebody-else-out-there/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [And 1.1.81 is officially BugFree(tm), so if you receive any bug-reports on it, you know they are just evil lies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/and-1-1-81-is-officially-bugfree-tm-so-if-you-receive-any-bug-reports/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [If you think your users are idiots, only idiots will use it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/if-you-think-your-users-are-idiots-only-idiots-will-use-it/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [Let's put it this way: if you need to ask a lawyer whether what you do is right or not, you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/let-s-put-it-this-way-if-you-need-to-ask-a-lawyer-whether-what-you-do/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [If you want to travel around the world and be invited to speak at a lot of different places, just write a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/if-you-want-to-travel-around-the-world-and-be-invited-to-speak-at-a/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [If you want an application to be portable, you don't necessarily create an abstraction layer like a microkernel so much as you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/if-you-want-an-application-to-be-portable-you-don-t-necessarily/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [Quite frankly, even if the choice of C were to do \*nothing\* but keep the C++ programmers out, that in itself would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/quite-frankly-even-if-the-choice-of-c-were-to-do-nothing-but-keep-the/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [If you think penguins are fat and waddle, you have never been attacked by one running at you in excess of 100…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/if-you-think-penguins-are-fat-and-waddle-you-have-never-been-attacked/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [So I decided that if the architecture is fundamentally sane enough, say it follows some basic rules like it supported paging ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/so-i-decided-that-if-the-architecture-is-fundamentally-sane-enough/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [This 'users are idiots, and are confused by functionality' mentality of Gnome is a disease. If you think your users are idiots,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/this-users-are-idiots-and-are-confused-by-functionality-mentality-of/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [Modern PCs are horrible. ACPI is a complete design disaster in every way. But we're kind of stuck with it. If any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/modern-pcs-are-horrible-acpi-is-a-complete-design-disaster-in-every/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/some-people-have-told-me-they-don-t-think-a-fat-penguin-really/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [So I would not be surprised if the globbing libraries, for example, will do NFD-mangling in order to glob "correctly", so even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/so-i-would-not-be-surprised-if-the-globbing-libraries-for-example/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [If you have ever done any security work - and it did not involve the concept of "network of trust" - it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/if-you-have-ever-done-any-security-work-and-it-did-not-involve-the/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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> [There are literally several levels of SCO being wrong. And even if we were to live in that alternate universe where SCO…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/there-are-literally-several-levels-of-sco-being-wrong-and-even-if-we/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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## Other authors on Ifs

## More by Linus Torvalds

> [Once you realize that documentation should be laughed at, peed upon, put on fire, and just ridiculed in general, then, and only then, have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/once-you-realize-that-documentation-should-be-laughed-at-peed-upon/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

> [I think, fundamentally, open source does tend to be more stable software. It's the right way to do things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-think-fundamentally-open-source-does-tend-to-be-more-stable/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

> [I used to be interested in Windows NT, but the more I see it, the more it looks like traditional Windows with a stabler…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-used-to-be-interested-in-windows-nt-but-the-more-i-see-it-the-more/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

> [I think that freely available software can not only keep up with the evolution of commercial software, but often exceed what you can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-think-that-freely-available-software-can-not-only-keep-up-with-the/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

> [Programmers are in the enviable position of not only getting to do what they want to, but because the end result is so important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/programmers-are-in-the-enviable-position-of-not-only-getting-to-do/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

> [The NIH syndrome (Not Invented Here) is a disease.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/the-nih-syndrome-not-invented-here-is-a-disease/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

> [The correct form factor for a laptop is obviously 12" and 2 lbs, and I don't understand why everybody gets that wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/the-correct-form-factor-for-a-laptop-is-obviously-12-and-2-lbs-and-i/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

> [Hmmm, completely a-religious - atheist. I find that people seem to think religion brings morals and appreciation of nature. I actually think it detracts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/hmmm-completely-a-religious-atheist-i-find-that-people-seem-to-think/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

> [People will realize that software is not a product; you use it to build a product.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/people-will-realize-that-software-is-not-a-product-you-use-it-to/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

> [I claim that Mach people (and apparently FreeBSD) are incompetent idiots.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-claim-that-mach-people-and-apparently-freebsd-are-incompetent-idiots/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/there-are-extremists-in-the-free-software-world-but-that-s-one-major/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

> [Real quality means making sure that people are proud of the code they write, that they're involved and taking it personally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/real-quality-means-making-sure-that-people-are-proud-of-the-code-they/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

> [I have one very basic rule when it comes to "good ideas". A good idea is not an idea that solves a problem cleanly.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-have-one-very-basic-rule-when-it-comes-to-good-ideas-a-good-idea-is/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

> [I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-ve-never-regretted-not-making-linux-shareware-i-really-don-t-like/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/modern-pcs-are-horrible-acpi-is-a-complete-design-disaster-in-every/)

[Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/)

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