People Quote by Linus Torvalds Download Open image “People will realize that software is not a product; you use it to build a product.” — Linus Torvalds ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare People Products Programming Realizing Software Use
If you want to do something that's going to change the world, build software that people want to use instead of software that managers… — Jamie Zawinski Copy Share Image
Most software has a tiny essence that justifies its existence, everything after that is wants and desires mistaken for needs and necessities. — David Heinemeier Hansson Copy Share Image
Whatever way that we have in our head that we expect people to use a software, they'll find other interesting ways to use it… — Dennis Crowley Copy Share Image
We now know that something between 85 and 90 percent of most software product features are unwanted and unneeded by customers. That is an… — Steve Blank Copy Share Image
“Complain about the way other people make software by making software.” — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
A lot of people assume that creating software is purely a solitary activity where you sit in an office with the door closed all… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
When you write a piece of software you assume a certain type of hardware. If you assume hardware that's too powerful then you can't… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
“Business people love to hate their current software and love to love the next software they haven't yet bought. Salespeople count on this. But… — David E. Wile Copy Share Image
Ironically, the thing that will likely make the least improvement in the ease of use of software-based products is new technology. There is little… — Alan Cooper Copy Share Image
If you look at, you know, the limitations of creating new products, you're only limited by the technology that you have to work with. — Homaro Cantu Copy Share Image
If you love a medium made of software, there's a danger that you will become entrapped in someone else's recent careless thoughts. Struggle against… — Jaron Lanier 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
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
I have one very basic rule when it comes to "good ideas". A good idea is not an idea that solves a problem cleanly.… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
If I am going to be phased out by whatever powers, then I want people to know that it is not because I am… — Parvathy Copy Share Image
Some people still believe you should just fall in line with what's going on - and that's scary. It makes a mockery of freedom… — Emily Robison Copy Share Image
The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new;… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
From Augustine down, theologians have tried to compel people to accept their special interpretation of the Scripture, and the tortures of the inquisition, the… — Matilda Joslyn Gage Copy Share Image
I wanted to write about voodoo tradition that I feel has been very important to survival of black people here: people of the African… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
I feel like I definitely have a real sporty style, more so than a lot of people in G.O.O.D. Music. — Big Sean Copy Share Image
I feel like the future is unwritten. So many of the things that we write now haven't been about educating people on the environment,… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
The only people who think the Internet is a calamity are people whose lives have been hurt by it; the only people who insist… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
Crony capitalism is essentially a condition in which... public officials are giving favours to people in the private sector in payment of political favours. — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
I think, here's what I've realized from interviewing people, and I've been very open about my Catholicism and my love of Christ and I… — Jay Mohr Copy Share Image
For us who are now in power, we need to be challenged to serve the people and ignore our own egos and personal interests… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I… — Lorde Copy Share Image
