I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I can mostly laugh at myself and this whole mess called "Linux developers," which means that I get along with most people… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I started Linux because I wanted to see it on the desktop... I do hope that the desktop people would try to… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
One of the reasons that I really don't mind that people are selling Linux commercially is exactly because it does make me… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I've felt strongly that the advantage of Linux is that it doesn't have a niche or any special market, but that different… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
In many ways, I am very happy about the whole Linux commercial market because the commercial market is doing all these things… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Linux has more than satisfied any small initial expectations I had. It's simply incredible how successful Linux has been, and how good… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I was never a "big thinker". One of my philosophies in Linux has always been to not worry about the future too… — 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
