--- title: "21 Way Quotes By Linus Torvalds" description: "21 Way quotes by Linus Torvalds. Plus more from Linus Torvalds and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df4/linus-torvalds-1512_doe_i-think-fundamentally-open-source-does-t_36721.jpg" --- > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df4/linus-torvalds-1512_doe_i-think-fundamentally-open-source-does-t_36721.jpg) > [What I find most interesting is how people really have taken Linux and used it in ways and attributes and motivations that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/what-i-find-most-interesting-is-how-people-really-have-taken-linux/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a16/linus-torvalds-1512_attributes_what-i-find-most-interesting-is-how-peop_1158418.jpg) > [The way to do good basic design isn't actually to be really smart about it, but to try to have a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/the-way-to-do-good-basic-design-isn-t-actually-to-be-really-smart/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/linus-torvalds-1512_concepts_the-way-to-do-good-basic-design-isn-t-ac_2398742.jpg) > [When somebody who is different shows himself to be different in a good way, that's how development happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/when-somebody-who-is-different-shows-himself-to-be-different-in-a/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b6/linus-torvalds-1512_development_when-somebody-who-is-different-shows-him_466438.jpg) > [I try to avoid long-range plans and visions - that way I can more easily deal with anything new that comes up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-try-to-avoid-long-range-plans-and-visions-that-way-i-can-more-2/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/069/linus-torvalds-1512_dreams_i-try-to-avoid-long-range-plans-and-visi_3083903.jpg) > [I see myself as a technical person who chose a great project and a great way of doing that project.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-see-myself-as-a-technical-person-who-chose-a-great-project-and-a/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f9/linus-torvalds-1512_great_i-see-myself-as-a-technical-person-who-c_3107825.jpg) > [People who are doing things for fun do things the right way by themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/people-who-are-doing-things-for-fun-do-things-the-right-way-by/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e51/linus-torvalds-1512_doing_people-who-are-doing-things-for-fun-do-t_2542993.jpg) > [Generally, the best way to learn git is probably to first only do very basic things and not even look at some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/generally-the-best-way-to-learn-git-is-probably-to-first-only-do-very/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/545/linus-torvalds-1512_basic-things_generally-the-best-way-to-learn-git-is-p_2424882.jpg) > [Let's put it this way: if you need to ask a lawyer whether what you do is right or not, you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/let-s-put-it-this-way-if-you-need-to-ask-a-lawyer-whether-what-you-do/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/linus-torvalds-1512_asks_let-s-put-it-this-way-if-you-need-to-ask_3140666.jpg) > [I'm simply too content doing what I want to do to really have a very negative attitude towards MicroSoft. They make bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-m-simply-too-content-doing-what-i-want-to-do-to-really-have-a-very/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/199/linus-torvalds-1512_alternatives_i-m-simply-too-content-doing-what-i-want_2344115.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'm sitting in my home office wearing a bathrobe. The same way I'm not going to start wearing ties, I'm also not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-m-sitting-in-my-home-office-wearing-a-bathrobe-the-same-way-i-m-not/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/linus-torvalds-1512_aggressiveness_i-m-sitting-in-my-home-office-wearing-a_1116640.jpg) > [There were open source projects and free software before Linux was there. Linux in many ways is one of the more visible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/there-were-open-source-projects-and-free-software-before-linux-was/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dc/linus-torvalds-1512_approach_there-were-open-source-projects-and-free_1534888.jpg) > [Language is one of the fundamental principles of human understanding. It is the way we interact with each other and how we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/language-is-one-of-the-fundamental-principles-of-human-understanding/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c96/linus-torvalds-1512_ability_language-is-one-of-the-fundamental-princ_721373.jpg) > [In many ways, I am very happy about the whole Linux commercial market because the commercial market is doing all these things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/in-many-ways-i-am-very-happy-about-the-whole-linux-commercial-market/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e18/linus-torvalds-1512_commercial_in-many-ways-i-am-very-happy-about-the-w_3188325.jpg) > [A lot of people want to have market share numbers, lots of users, because that's how they view their self worth. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/a-lot-of-people-want-to-have-market-share-numbers-lots-of-users/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/linus-torvalds-1512_absolutes_a-lot-of-people-want-to-have-market-shar_1872688.jpg) > [UNIX has a philosophy, it has 25 years of history behind it, and most importantly, it has a clean core. It strives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/unix-has-a-philosophy-it-has-25-years-of-history-behind-it-and-most/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/linus-torvalds-1512_beauty_unix-has-a-philosophy-it-has-25-years-of_1096227.jpg) > [Modern PCs are horrible. ACPI is a complete design disaster in every way. But we're kind of stuck with it. If any…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78f/linus-torvalds-1512_design_modern-pcs-are-horrible-acpi-is-a-comple_252142.jpg) > [I try to avoid long-range plans and visions - that way I can more easily deal with anything new that comes up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/i-try-to-avoid-long-range-plans-and-visions-that-way-i-can-more/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c1/linus-torvalds-1512_come-up_i-try-to-avoid-long-range-plans-and-visi_264110.jpg) > [If you have ever done any security work - and it did not involve the concept of "network of trust" - it…](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 people have other goals, and sometimes the BSD style licenses are better for those goals. I personally tend to prefer the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linus-torvalds/other-people-have-other-goals-and-sometimes-the-bsd-style-licenses/) [Linus Torvalds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linus-torvalds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b0/linus-torvalds-1512_depends_other-people-have-other-goals-and-someti_2538286.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/way/linus-torvalds/#itemlist", "name": "21 Way Quotes By Linus Torvalds", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think, fundamentally, open source does tend to be more stable software. 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