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
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
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
On a purely technical side, I'm really very happy with how Linux gets used in a very wide set of different areas.… — 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
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
Only wimps use tape backup. REAL men just upload their important stuff on ftp and let the rest of the world mirror… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
A lot of people want to have market share numbers, lots of users, because that's how they view their self worth. For… — 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 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
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
People will realize that software is not a product; you use it to build a product. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I claim that Mach people (and apparently FreeBSD) are incompetent idiots. — 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" any more.… — 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
