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'd argue that everybody wants to do something that matters, and the fact that Linux has had a huge impact on the… — 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
There were open source projects and free software before Linux was there. Linux in many ways is one of the more visible… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I'm interested in Linux because of the technology, and Linux wasn't started as any kind of rebellion against the 'evil Microsoft empire.' — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I changed the Linux copyright license to be the GPL some time in the first half of 1992. Mostly because I had… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I don't expect to go hungry if I decide to leave the University. Resume: Linux looks pretty good in many places. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
OK, I admit it. I was just a front-man for the real fathers of Linux, the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus. — 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
One of the questions I've always hated answering is how do people make money in open source. And I think that Caldera… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I personally think of Linux development as being pretty non-localized, and I work with all the people entirely over e-mail - even… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
If you want to travel around the world and be invited to speak at a lot of different places, just write a… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Linux has definitely made a lot of sense even in a purely materialistic sense. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I get the biggest enjoyment from the random and unexpected places. Linux on cellphones or refrigerators, just because it's so not what… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
While I may not get any money from Linux, I get a huge personal satisfaction from having written something that people really… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I've been employed by the University of Helsinki, and they've been perfectly happy to keep me employed and doing Linux. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I've been very happy with the commercial Linux CD-ROM vendors linux Red Hat. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I don't think commercialization is the answer to anything. It's just one more facet of Linux, and not the deciding one by… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works but only want to use it is not only… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Before the commercial ventures, Linux tended to be rather hard to set up, because most of the developers were motivated mainly by… — 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
