--- title: "2 Masturbation Quotes By Linus Torvalds" description: "2 Masturbation quotes by Linus Torvalds. Plus more from Linus Torvalds and more Masturbation sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/linus-torvalds-1512_call-me_it-s-what-i-call-mental-masturbation-whe_1433109.jpg" --- > [It's what I call "mental masturbation", when you engage is some pointless intellectual exercise that has no possible meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/it-s-what-i-call-mental-masturbation-when-you-engage-is-some/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/linus-torvalds-1512_call-me_it-s-what-i-call-mental-masturbation-whe_1433109.jpg) > [If you have ever done any security work - and it did not involve the concept of "network of trust" - it wasn't security work, it was - masturbation. I don't know what you were doing. But trust me, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/if-you-have-ever-done-any-security-work-and-it-did-not-involve-the/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/120/linus-torvalds-1512_can-do_if-you-have-ever-done-any-security-work_2678119.jpg) ## Other authors on Masturbation - [Mokokoma Mokhonoana 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/masturbation/mokokoma-mokhonoana/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-woody-allen-96336.jpg) Woody Allen 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/masturbation/woody-allen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-chuck-palahniuk-24118.jpg) Chuck Palahniuk 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/masturbation/chuck-palahniuk/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-betty-dodson-17590.jpg) Betty Dodson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/masturbation/betty-dodson/) ## 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/masturbation/linus-torvalds/#itemlist", "name": "2 Masturbation Quotes By Linus Torvalds", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's what I call \"mental masturbation\", when you engage is some pointless intellectual exercise that has no possible meaning.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Linus Torvalds" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/it-s-what-i-call-mental-masturbation-when-you-engage-is-some/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/linus-torvalds-1512_call-me_it-s-what-i-call-mental-masturbation-whe_1433109.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/linus-torvalds-1512_call-me_it-s-what-i-call-mental-masturbation-whe_1433109.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/linus-torvalds-1512_call-me_it-s-what-i-call-mental-masturbation-whe_1433109.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's what I call \"mental masturbation\", when you engage is some pointless intellectual exercise that has no…” — Linus Torvalds", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you have ever done any security work - and it did not involve the concept of \"network of trust\" - it wasn't security work, it was - masturbation. 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