Linus Torvalds ,quotes

The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh...

The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it.

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Any program is only as good as...

Any program is only as good as it is useful.

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When you say 'I wrote a progra...

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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See, you not only have to be a...

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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I try to avoid long-range plan...

I try to avoid long-range plans and visions - that way I can more easily deal with anything new that comes up.

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I'm generally a very pragmatic...

I'm generally a very pragmatic person: that which works, works.

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Making Linux GPL'd was definit...

Making Linux GPL'd was definitely the best thing I ever did.

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You won't get sued for anticom...

You won't get sued for anticompetitive behavior.

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A consumer doesn't take anythi...

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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Artists usually don't make all...

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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I want my office to be quiet. ...

I want my office to be quiet. The loudest thing in the room - by far - should be the occasional purring of the cat.

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My name is Linus, and I am you...

My name is Linus, and I am your God.

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The memory management on the P...

The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children.

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I don't try to be a threat to ...

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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Programmers are in the enviabl...

Programmers are in the enviable position of not only getting to do what they want to, but because the end result is so important they get paid to do it. There are other professions like that, but not that many.

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Finnish companies tend to be v...

Finnish companies tend to be very traditional, not taking many risks. Silicon Valley is completely different: people here really live on the edge.

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I do get my pizzas paid for by...

I do get my pizzas paid for by Linux indirectly.

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I think of myself as an engine...

I think of myself as an engineer, not as a visionary or 'big thinker.' I don't have any lofty goals.

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That's what makes Linux so goo...

That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.

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In many cases, the user interf...

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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