--- title: "14 Program Quotes By Linus Torvalds" description: "14 Program quotes by Linus Torvalds. Plus more from Linus Torvalds and more Program sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/linus-torvalds-1512_people_portability-is-for-people-who-cannot-wri_1294497.jpg" --- > [Portability is for people who cannot write new programs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/portability-is-for-people-who-cannot-write-new-programs/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/linus-torvalds-1512_people_portability-is-for-people-who-cannot-wri_1294497.jpg) > [An infinite number of monkeys typing into GNU emacs would never make a good program.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/an-infinite-number-of-monkeys-typing-into-gnu-emacs-would-never-make/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51d/linus-torvalds-1512_infinite_an-infinite-number-of-monkeys-typing-int_1594447.jpg) > [Any program is only as good as it is useful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/any-program-is-only-as-good-as-it-is-useful/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57c/linus-torvalds-1512_program_any-program-is-only-as-good-as-it-is-use_1746758.jpg) > [Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/most-good-programmers-do-programming-not-because-they-expect-to-get/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/linus-torvalds-1512_adulation_most-good-programmers-do-programming-not_1176885.jpg) > [If you want an application to be portable, you don't necessarily create an abstraction layer like a microkernel so much as you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/if-you-want-an-application-to-be-portable-you-don-t-necessarily/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf4/linus-torvalds-1512_abstraction_if-you-want-an-application-to-be-portabl_1485897.jpg) > [It was such a relief to program in user mode for a change. Not having to care about the small stuff is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/it-was-such-a-relief-to-program-in-user-mode-for-a-change-not-having/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa5/linus-torvalds-1512_care_it-was-such-a-relief-to-program-in-user_1985252.jpg) > [When you say 'I wrote a program that crashed Windows,' people just stare at you blankly and say 'Hey, I got those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/when-you-say-i-wrote-a-program-that-crashed-windows-people-just-stare/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b64/linus-torvalds-1512_hey_when-you-say-i-wrote-a-program-that-cras_1957420.jpg) > [In many cases, the user interface to a program is the most important part for a commercial company: whether the programs works…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/in-many-cases-the-user-interface-to-a-program-is-the-most-important/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/linus-torvalds-1512_business_in-many-cases-the-user-interface-to-a-pr_1585976.jpg) > [When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/when-it-comes-to-software-i-much-prefer-free-software-because-i-have/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0a/linus-torvalds-1512_available_when-it-comes-to-software-i-much-prefer_383129.jpg) > [ I think Leopard is a much better system \[than Windows Vista\] but OS X in some ways is actually worse than Windows… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-think-leopard-is-a-much-better-system-than-windows-vista-but-os-x/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/469/linus-torvalds-1512_crap_i-think-leopard-is-a-much-better-system_2108216.jpg) > [I have one very basic rule when it comes to "good ideas". A good idea is not an idea that solves a…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86e/linus-torvalds-1512_creativity_i-have-one-very-basic-rule-when-it-comes_179694.jpg) > [When I do programming in my free time and for my own enjoyment, I really want to have a kind of protection:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/when-i-do-programming-in-my-free-time-and-for-my-own-enjoyment-i/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/279/linus-torvalds-1512_available_when-i-do-programming-in-my-free-time-an_2628226.jpg) > [I'd like to point out that I don't think that there is anything fundamentally superior in the GPL as compared to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-d-like-to-point-out-that-i-don-t-think-that-there-is-anything/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d3/linus-torvalds-1512_community_i-d-like-to-point-out-that-i-don-t-think_1303685.jpg) > [So I would not be surprised if the globbing libraries, for example, will do NFD-mangling in order to glob "correctly", so even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/so-i-would-not-be-surprised-if-the-globbing-libraries-for-example/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e81/linus-torvalds-1512_action_so-i-would-not-be-surprised-if-the-globb_1528277.jpg) ## Other authors on Program ## 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/program/linus-torvalds/#itemlist", "name": "14 Program Quotes By Linus Torvalds", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Portability is for people who cannot write new programs", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Linus Torvalds" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/portability-is-for-people-who-cannot-write-new-programs/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/linus-torvalds-1512_people_portability-is-for-people-who-cannot-wri_1294497.jpg", "contentUrl": 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