Linux Quote by Linus Torvalds Download Open image “If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won.” — Linus Torvalds ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Linux Microsoft
I view Linux as something that's not Microsoft - a backlash against Microsoft, no more and no less. — Ken Thompson Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I think that Microsoft will increasingly feel margin pressure from Linux as well as people saying: well actually the applications that really matter to… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The real threat to Linux adoption is Apple, not Microsoft. If you didn't know, now you know. — Ryan C. Gordon Copy Share Image
The simple fact is that code quality tends to improve as you move between platforms... non-obvious bugs on Windows become VERY obvious in the… — Ryan C. Gordon Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Once you realize that documentation should be laughed at, peed upon, put on fire, and just ridiculed in general, then, and only then, have… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I think, fundamentally, open source does tend to be more stable software. It's the right way to do things. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I used to be interested in Windows NT, but the more I see it, the more it looks like traditional Windows with a stabler… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I think that freely available software can not only keep up with the evolution of commercial software, but often exceed what you can do… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Programmers are in the enviable position of not only getting to do what they want to, but because the end result is so important… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
The correct form factor for a laptop is obviously 12" and 2 lbs, and I don't understand why everybody gets that wrong. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Hmmm, completely a-religious - atheist. I find that people seem to think religion brings morals and appreciation of nature. I actually think it detracts… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
People will realize that software is not a product; you use it to build a product. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I claim that Mach people (and apparently FreeBSD) are incompetent idiots. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
There are "extremists" in the free software world, but that's one major reason why I don't call what I do "free software" any more.… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Real quality means making sure that people are proud of the code they write, that they're involved and taking it personally. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
“A lot of the machines that Google is built on—commodity is the polite word for them—they're regular PCs and so they're not always the… — Jessica Livingston Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people whove been able to ditch their Windows machines and switch over to Linux because they can now use… — Nat Friedman Copy Share Image
The situation is so much better for programmers today - a cheap used PC, a linux CD, and an internet account, and you have… — John Carmack Copy Share Image
A couple of years ago this guy called Ken Brown wrote a book saying that Linus stole Linux from me It later came out… — Andrew S. Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
We have a lot of existing customers which are also considering Linux desktop migrations and rolling out some of these programs, so we're learning… — Miguel de Icaza Copy Share Image
Big Linux deployments have reached the point where it's become a real problem for administrators that they don't have nice tools to manage their… — Nat Friedman Copy Share Image
Linux is its own worst enemy: it's splintered, it has different distributions, it's too complex to run for most people. — Nicholas Negroponte Copy Share Image
I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
In some cases we've been building tools that are specific to Linux for the desktop, and they only work on Linux, but I see… — Miguel de Icaza Copy Share Image
That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle. — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
Obviously Linux owes its heritage to UNIX, but not its code. We would not, nor will not, make such a claim. — Darl McBride Copy Share Image
