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Software Quotes by Linus Torvalds
- Software is like sex: It's better when it's free.
- Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen…
- If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won.
- Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.
- When you say 'I wrote a program that crashed Windows,' people just stare at you blankly and say 'Hey, I got those with the system,…
- See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too.
- 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…
- Hey, I'm a good software engineer, but I'm not exactly known for my fashion sense. White socks and sandals don't translate to 'good design sense'.
- I think, fundamentally, open source does tend to be more stable software. It's the right way to do things.
- Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software.
- People enjoy the interaction on the Internet, and the feeling of belonging to a group that does something interesting: that's how some software projects are…
- Software patents, in particular, are very ripe for abuse. The whole system encourages big corporations getting thousands and thousands of patents. Individuals almost never get…
- There were open source projects and free software before Linux was there. Linux in many ways is one of the more visible and one of…
- When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for my…
- Real men don't use backups, they post their stuff on a public ftp
- The Linux philosophy is laugh in the face of danger. Oops. Wrong one. Do it yourself. That's it.
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- It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants. It has… — Alan Cooper
- Learning to program has no more to do with designing interactive software than learning to touch type has to do with writing… — Ted Nelson