Linus Torvalds

(1969) Programmer

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Linus Torvalds is a programmer, best known for Just for fun.

Quick Facts About Linus Torvalds

Born: December 28, 1969
Profession: Programmer
Notable works: Just for fun

About Linus Torvalds

Linus Benedict Torvalds is a Finnish and American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel since 1991. He also created the distributed version control system Git.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes 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…

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Documentation

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I think, fundamentally, open source does tend to be more stable software. It's the right way to do things.

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Doe

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I used to be interested in Windows NT, but the more I see it, the more it looks like traditional Windows with…

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Interesting

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I think that freely available software can not only keep up with the evolution of commercial software, but often exceed what you…

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Available

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Programmers are in the enviable position of not only getting to do what they want to, but because the end result is…

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Career

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The NIH syndrome (Not Invented Here) is a disease.

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Disease

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The correct form factor for a laptop is obviously 12" and 2 lbs, and I don't understand why everybody gets that wrong.

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Factors

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Hmmm, completely a-religious - atheist. I find that people seem to think religion brings morals and appreciation of nature. I actually think…

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Appreciation

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People will realize that software is not a product; you use it to build a product.

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People

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I claim that Mach people (and apparently FreeBSD) are incompetent idiots.

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Claims

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There are "extremists" in the free software world, but that's one major reason why I don't call what I do "free software"…

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Exclusion

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Real quality means making sure that people are proud of the code they write, that they're involved and taking it personally.

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Code

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I have one very basic rule when it comes to "good ideas". A good idea is not an idea that solves a…

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Doe

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I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs.

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Binary

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Modern PCs are horrible. ACPI is a complete design disaster in every way. But we're kind of stuck with it. If any…

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Design

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I try to avoid long-range plans and visions - that way I can more easily deal with anything new that comes up…

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Come up

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That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.

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Effort

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Software is like sex. It's only good when it's for free.

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Sex

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The economics of the security world are all horribly, horribly nasty and are largely based on fear, intimidation and blackmail.

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Blackmail

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I started Linux as a desktop operating system. And it's the only area where Linux hasn't completely taken over. That just annoys…

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Annoying

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Developers have the attention spans of slightly moronic woodland creatures.

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Animals

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Software is like sex: It's better when it's free.

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Sex

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I want my office to be quiet. The loudest thing in the room - by far - should be the occasional purring…

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Cat

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Once you start thinking more about where you want to be than about making the best product, you're screwed.

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Best

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I've tried it a couple of times over the years, mainly because the thing Ubuntu did so well was make Debian usable.…

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Couple

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