Linux Quotes

82 quotes by 26 authors

I currently use Ubuntu Linux, on a standalone laptop - it has no Internet connection. I occasionally carry flash memory drives between this machine and… — Donald Knuth
Android is very different from the GNU/Linux operating system because it contains very little of GNU. Indeed, just about the only component in common between… — Richard Stallman
Linux is a complex example of the wisdom of crowds. It's a good example in the sense that it shows you can set people to… — James Surowiecki
I get the biggest enjoyment from the random and unexpected places. Linux on cellphones or refrigerators, just because it's so not what I envisioned it.… — Linus Torvalds
If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won. — Linus Torvalds
There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but only want to use it. That is a tribute to how… — Linus Torvalds
The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it. — Linus Torvalds
See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too. — Linus Torvalds
Making Linux GPL'd was definitely the best thing I ever did. — Linus Torvalds
I don't try to be a threat to MicroSoft, mainly because I don't really see MS as competition. Especially not Windows-the goals of Linux and… — Linus Torvalds
I do get my pizzas paid for by Linux indirectly. — Linus Torvalds
That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle. — Linus Torvalds
I don't expect to go hungry if I decide to leave the University. Resume: Linux looks pretty good in many places. — Linus Torvalds
I don't have any authority over Linux other than this notion that I know what I'm doing. — Linus Torvalds
I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product. — Linus Torvalds
I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can. — Linus Torvalds
I'm interested in Linux because of the technology, and Linux wasn't started as any kind of rebellion against the 'evil Microsoft empire.' — Linus Torvalds
I've been employed by the University of Helsinki, and they've been perfectly happy to keep me employed and doing Linux. — Linus Torvalds
I've been very happy with the commercial Linux CD-ROM vendors linux Red Hat. — Linus Torvalds
I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs. — Linus Torvalds

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