I've tried it a couple of times over the years, mainly because the thing Ubuntu did so well was make Debian usable.… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
You can do a lot of things with git, and many of the rules of what you *should* do are not so… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Don't hurry your code. Make sure it works well and is well designed. Don't worry about timing. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
The complaints I've had is that GitHub as a development platform - making commits, pull requests, keeping track of issues etc -… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
In open source, we feel strongly that to really do something well, you have to get a lot of people involved. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I think one thing I do pretty well is not taking myself too seriously. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Turtles are very stable and have been around forever. But they have problems adapting. When humans came along, turtles came under serious… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I am pragmatic. That which works, works, and theory can go screw itself. However, my pragmatism also extends to maintainability, which is… — 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
