--- title: "14 Kernel Quotes By Linus Torvalds" description: "14 Kernel quotes by Linus Torvalds. Plus more from Linus Torvalds and more Kernel sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/linus-torvalds-1512_ideas_the-idea-of-abstracting-away-the-one-thi_1215546.jpg" --- > [The idea of abstracting away the one thing that must be blindingly fast, the kernel, is inherently counter productive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/the-idea-of-abstracting-away-the-one-thing-that-must-be-blindingly/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/linus-torvalds-1512_ideas_the-idea-of-abstracting-away-the-one-thi_1215546.jpg) > [I'm a big non-believer in manual driver and kernel configuration, be it visual or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-m-a-big-non-believer-in-manual-driver-and-kernel-configuration-be/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/268/linus-torvalds-1512_believer_i-m-a-big-non-believer-in-manual-driver_1522876.jpg) > [We all know Linux is great...it does infinite loops in 5 seconds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/we-all-know-linux-is-great-it-does-infinite-loops-in-5-seconds/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af1/linus-torvalds-1512_doe_we-all-know-linux-is-great-it-does-infin_2070464.jpg) > [It's a personality trait: from the very beginning, I knew what I was concentrating on. I'm only doing the kernel - I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/it-s-a-personality-trait-from-the-very-beginning-i-knew-what-i-was/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf7/linus-torvalds-1512_beginning_it-s-a-personality-trait-from-the-very-b_2234167.jpg) > [There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works but only want to use it is not only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/there-are-lots-of-linux-users-who-don-t-care-how-the-kernel-works-but-2/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab9/linus-torvalds-1512_care_there-are-lots-of-linux-users-who-don-t_2642089.jpg) > [While we ended up having several core maintainers use BitKeeper - it was free to use for open source projects - it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/while-we-ended-up-having-several-core-maintainers-use-bitkeeper-it/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/linus-torvalds-1512_core_while-we-ended-up-having-several-core-ma_2600700.jpg) > [I'm not worried about the kernel itself or the basic system. All the commercialization is about the distributions and the applications. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-m-not-worried-about-the-kernel-itself-or-the-basic-system-all-the/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93c/linus-torvalds-1512_application_i-m-not-worried-about-the-kernel-itself_587020.jpg) > [I used to be interested in Windows NT, but the more I see it, the more it looks like traditional Windows with…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b1/linus-torvalds-1512_interesting_i-used-to-be-interested-in-windows-nt-bu_46755.jpg) > [The complaints I've had is that GitHub as a development platform - making commits, pull requests, keeping track of issues etc -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/the-complaints-i-ve-had-is-that-github-as-a-development-platform/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/linus-torvalds-1512_commit_the-complaints-i-ve-had-is-that-github-a_1145997.jpg) > [A lot of people want to have market share numbers, lots of users, because that's how they view their self worth. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/a-lot-of-people-want-to-have-market-share-numbers-lots-of-users/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/linus-torvalds-1512_absolutes_a-lot-of-people-want-to-have-market-shar_1872688.jpg) > [I'd argue that everybody wants to do something that matters, and the fact that Linux has had a huge impact on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-d-argue-that-everybody-wants-to-do-something-that-matters-and-the/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d2/linus-torvalds-1512_arguing_i-d-argue-that-everybody-wants-to-do-som_1495576.jpg) > [There's a few historical reasons for why git was considered complicated. One of them is that it was complicated. The people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/there-s-a-few-historical-reasons-for-why-git-was-considered/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c47/linus-torvalds-1512_complicated_there-s-a-few-historical-reasons-for-why_2818213.jpg) > [Right now some people are just running around in circles and claiming that moving things to the kernel automatically makes it more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/right-now-some-people-are-just-running-around-in-circles-and-claiming/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/linus-torvalds-1512_argument_right-now-some-people-are-just-running-a_1782361.jpg) > [The Linux kernel is under the GPL version 2. Not anything else. Some individual files are licensable under v3, but not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/the-linux-kernel-is-under-the-gpl-version-2-not-anything-else-some/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/linus-torvalds-1512_available_the-linux-kernel-is-under-the-gpl-versio_614202.jpg) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kernel/linus-torvalds/#itemlist", "name": "14 Kernel Quotes By Linus Torvalds", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The idea of abstracting away the one thing that must be blindingly fast, the kernel, is inherently counter productive.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Linus Torvalds" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/the-idea-of-abstracting-away-the-one-thing-that-must-be-blindingly/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/linus-torvalds-1512_ideas_the-idea-of-abstracting-away-the-one-thi_1215546.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/linus-torvalds-1512_ideas_the-idea-of-abstracting-away-the-one-thi_1215546.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/linus-torvalds-1512_ideas_the-idea-of-abstracting-away-the-one-thi_1215546.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The idea of abstracting away the one thing that must be blindingly fast, the kernel, is inherently counter…” — Linus Torvalds", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm a big non-believer in manual driver and kernel configuration, be it visual or not.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Linus Torvalds" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-m-a-big-non-believer-in-manual-driver-and-kernel-configuration-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/268/linus-torvalds-1512_believer_i-m-a-big-non-believer-in-manual-driver_1522876.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/268/linus-torvalds-1512_believer_i-m-a-big-non-believer-in-manual-driver_1522876.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/268/linus-torvalds-1512_believer_i-m-a-big-non-believer-in-manual-driver_1522876.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm a big non-believer in manual driver and kernel configuration, be it visual or not.” — Linus Torvalds", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We all know Linux is great...it does infinite loops in 5 seconds.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Linus Torvalds" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/we-all-know-linux-is-great-it-does-infinite-loops-in-5-seconds/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af1/linus-torvalds-1512_doe_we-all-know-linux-is-great-it-does-infin_2070464.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af1/linus-torvalds-1512_doe_we-all-know-linux-is-great-it-does-infin_2070464.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af1/linus-torvalds-1512_doe_we-all-know-linux-is-great-it-does-infin_2070464.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We all know Linux is great...it does infinite loops in 5 seconds.” — Linus Torvalds", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's a personality trait: from the very beginning, I knew what I was concentrating on. 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It's not even close, not for something like the kernel. 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