Forget Quote by Ingo Molnar

Unix has retarded OS research by 10 years and linux has retarded it by 20.

— Dennis Ritchie

In trying to understand the Linux phenomenon, then, we have to look not at a single innovator but to a sort of bizarre Trinity…

— Neal Stephenson

We can build a better product than Linux,

— Jim Allchin

There's innovation in Linux. There are some really good technical features that I'm proud of. There are capabilities in Linux that aren't in other…

— 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

Linux has definitely made a lot of sense even in a purely materialistic sense.

— Linus Torvalds

Linux is a superbly polished copy of an antique - shinier than the original, perhaps, but still defined by it.

— Jaron Lanier

There were open source projects and free software before Linux was there. Linux in many ways is one of the more visible and one…

— Linus Torvalds

On a purely technical side, I'm really very happy with how Linux gets used in a very wide set of different areas. It's important…

— Linus Torvalds

Linux is its own worst enemy: it's splintered, it has different distributions, it's too complex to run for most people.

— Nicholas Negroponte

IBM has taken our valuable trade secrets and given them away to Linux.

— Darl McBride

I was Computer Shopper's linux columnist for more than half a decade, from the late 90s onwards. Yes, I know about Linux. (My first…

— Charles Stross