Quotes By Linus Torvalds
Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program.
Linus Torvalds
There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but only want to use it. That is a tribute to how good Linux is.
Linus Torvalds
I used to be interested in Windows NT, but the more I see it, the more it looks like traditional Windows with a stabler kernel. I don't find anything technically interesting there.
Linus Torvalds
A consumer doesn't take anything away: he doesn't actually consume anything. Giving the same thing to a thousand consumers is not really any more expensive than giving it to just one.
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I never felt that the naming issue was all that important, but I was obviously wrong, judging by how many people felt. I tell people to call it just plain Linux and nothing more.
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People enjoy the interaction on the Internet, and the feeling of belonging to a group that does something interesting: that's how some software projects are born.
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I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product.
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In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.
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In many cases, the user interface to a program is the most important part for a commercial company: whether the programs works correctly or not seems to be secondary.
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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 and Windows are simply so different.
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Before the commercial ventures, Linux tended to be rather hard to set up, because most of the developers were motivated mainly by their own interests.
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I've been employed by the University of Helsinki, and they've been perfectly happy to keep me employed and doing Linux.
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The cyberspace earnings I get from Linux come in the format of having a Network of people that know me and trust me, and that I can depend on in return.
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When you say "I wrote a program that crashed Windows," people just stare at you blankly and say "Hey, I got those with the system, for free."
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When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for my needs, and having sources available can be a life-saver.
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See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too.
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Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it.
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That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.
Linus Torvalds