In science, the whole system builds on people looking at other people's results and building on top of them. In witchcraft, somebody… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with lawyers and thinking about intellectual property issues. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I'm basically a very lazy person who likes to get credit for things other people actually do. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I don't actually go to that many conferences. I do that a couple of times a year. Normally, I am not recognized;… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I actually think that I'm a rather optimistic and happy person; it's just that I'm not a very positive person, if you… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
So I've decided to be a very rich and famous person who doesn't really care about money, and who is very humble… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I see myself as a technical person who chose a great project and a great way of doing that project. — 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
