Doe Quote by 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

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

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

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

— 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

While I may not get any money from Linux, I get a huge personal satisfaction from having written something that people really enjoy using,…

— Linus Torvalds

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

— Nat Friedman

I don't think commercialization is the answer to anything. It's just one more facet of Linux, and not the deciding one by any means.

— Linus Torvalds

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

— Bill Gates

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

All the best people in life seem to like LINUX.

— Steve Wozniak

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

— Nicholas Negroponte