Once you realize that documentation should be laughed at, peed upon, put on fire, and just ridiculed in general, then, and only… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I try to avoid long-range plans and visions - that way I can more easily deal with anything new that comes up… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Me trying to make a business around Linux would have been a total disaster. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I seldom get self-righteous, and even when I am being impolite (almost always on purpose - there's an art to insulting people,… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
With software, you really can replicate and do a lot of very real and active development in parallel, and actually try it… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
The way to do good basic design isn't actually to be really smart about it, but to try to have a few… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Every once in a while an issue comes up where I have to make a statement. I can't totally avoid all political… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
To be a nemesis, you have to actively try to destroy something, don't you? Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I never try to make any far-reaching predictions, so much can happen that it simply only makes you look stupid a few… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I actually don't believe that everybody should necessarily try to learn to code. I think it's reasonably specialized, and nobody really expects… — 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
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
