“A lot of the machines that Google is built on—commodity is the polite word for them—they're regular PCs and so they're not… — Jessica Livingston Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people whove been able to ditch their Windows machines and switch over to Linux because they can… — Nat Friedman Copy Share Image
The situation is so much better for programmers today - a cheap used PC, a linux CD, and an internet account, and… — John Carmack Copy Share Image
A couple of years ago this guy called Ken Brown wrote a book saying that Linus stole Linux from me It later… — Andrew S. Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
We have a lot of existing customers which are also considering Linux desktop migrations and rolling out some of these programs, so… — Miguel de Icaza Copy Share Image
Big Linux deployments have reached the point where it's become a real problem for administrators that they don't have nice tools to… — Nat Friedman Copy Share Image
Linux is its own worst enemy: it's splintered, it has different distributions, it's too complex to run for most people. — Nicholas Negroponte Copy Share Image
I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
In some cases we've been building tools that are specific to Linux for the desktop, and they only work on Linux, but… — Miguel de Icaza Copy Share Image
That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Obviously Linux owes its heritage to UNIX, but not its code. We would not, nor will not, make such a claim. — Darl McBride Copy Share Image
IBM has taken our valuable trade secrets and given them away to Linux. — Darl McBride Copy Share Image
I started Linux as a desktop operating system. And it's the only area where Linux hasn't completely taken over. That just annoys… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Today I am one of the senior technical cadre that makes the Internet work, and a core Linux and open-source developer. — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share Image
Linux has never been about quality. There are so many parts of the system that are just these cheap little hacks, and… — Theo de Raadt Copy Share Image
Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches. — Steve Ballmer Copy Share Image
Don't forget that Linux became only possible because 20 years of OS research was carefully studied, analyzed, discussed and thrown away. — Ingo Molnar Copy Share Image
Linux is a leprosy; … This statement is not grammatically or factually correct. — Andrew S. Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
Me trying to make a business around Linux would have been a total disaster. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Linux evolved in a completely different way. From nearly the beginning, it was rather casually hacked on by huge numbers of volunteers… — Eric S. Raymond Copy Share Image
There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but only want to use it. That is a… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
The cyberspace earnings I get from Linux come in the format of having a Network of people that know me and trust… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Bill Gates really seems to be much more of a business man than a technologist, while I prefer to think of Linux… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
