Kind Quotes 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…

— Linus Torvalds

I think, fundamentally, open source does tend to be more stable software. It's the right way to do things.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Linus Torvalds

The NIH syndrome (Not Invented Here) is a disease.

— 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.

— 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…

— Linus Torvalds

People will realize that software is not a product; you use it to build a product.

— Linus Torvalds

I claim that Mach people (and apparently FreeBSD) are incompetent idiots.

— 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.…

— Linus Torvalds

Real quality means making sure that people are proud of the code they write, that they're involved and taking it personally.

— 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.…

— Linus Torvalds

I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs.

— 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…

— Linus Torvalds