Answers Quote by Linus Torvalds

I'm not worried about the kernel itself or the basic system. All the commercialization is about the distributions and the applications. As such, it…

— Linus Torvalds

In many ways, I am very happy about the whole Linux commercial market because the commercial market is doing all these things that I…

— Linus Torvalds

One of the reasons that I really don't mind that people are selling Linux commercially is exactly because it does make me feel good…

— Linus Torvalds

What commercialism has brought to Linux has been the incentive to make a good distribution that is easy to use and that has all…

— Linus Torvalds

I made very sure that I did not get involved with any of the commercial Linux companies, exactly so that I would be neutral…

— Linus Torvalds

I've felt strongly that the advantage of Linux is that it doesn't have a niche or any special market, but that different individuals and…

— Linus Torvalds

It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not.

— Bill Gates

I do believe that in a race, it is naive to think Linux has a hope of making a dent against Microsoft starting from…

— Kenneth P. Thompson

I think the open software movement (and Linux in particular) is laudable.

— Kenneth P. Thompson

We can build a better product than Linux,

— Jim Allchin

The thing with Linux is that the developers themselves are actually customers too: that has always been an important part of Linux.

— Linus Torvalds

A lot of that momentum comes from the fact that Linux is free.

— Nat Friedman