Available Quote by Linus Torvalds

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

— Linus Torvalds

When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for…

— Linus Torvalds

The idea of free software is that users of computing deserve freedom. They deserve in particular to have control over their computing. And proprietary…

— Richard Stallman

Today many people are switching to free software for purely practical reasons. That is good, as far as it goes, but that isn't all…

— Richard Stallman

Like many older fans of Free Software and Open Source, I have discovered that it is really only free in the sense that the…

— Erik Naggum

It's clear that other problems such as [...] the domination of business over government, science, thought, and society, are much bigger than non-free software.

— Richard Stallman

“So if open source is cannibalizing the commercial software markets, it’s all smooth sailing for those who commercialize open source, right? Well, not exactly.…

— Stephen O’Grady

I'm not of the opinion that all software will be open source software. There is certain software that fits a niche that is only…

— Brian Behlendorf

Certainly there's a phenomenon around open source. You know free software will be a vibrant area. There will be a lot of neat things…

— Bill Gates

I don't think I've ever seen a piece of commercial software where the next version is simpler rather than more complex.

— Walter Bender

In the free/libre software movement, we develop software that respects users' freedom, so we and you can escape from software that doesn't.

— Richard Stallman

Software never was perfect and won't get perfect. But is that a license to create garbage? The missing ingredient is our reluctance to quantify…

— Boris Beizer