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Linus Torvalds Quotes

Linus Torvalds quotes

Finnish Businessman December 28, 1969

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Linus Torvalds quote: "In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at..."
In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems. Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds quote: "The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten..."
The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children. Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds quote: "See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system..."
See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too. Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds quote: "Any program is only as good as it is useful."
Any program is only as good as it is useful. Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds quote: "My name is Linus, and I am your God."
My name is Linus, and I am your God. Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds quote: "I'm generally a very pragmatic person: that which works, works."
I'm generally a very pragmatic person: that which works, works. Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds quote: "Helsinki isn't all that bad. It's a very nice city, and it's..."
Helsinki isn't all that bad. It's a very nice city, and it's cold really only in wintertime. Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds quote: "Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting..."
Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done. Linus Torvalds
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. Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds quote: "Only wimps use tape backup. REAL men just upload their..."
Only wimps use tape backup. REAL men just upload their important stuff on ftp and let the rest of the world mirror it. Linus Torvalds
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. Linus Torvalds
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. Linus Torvalds
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. Linus Torvalds
Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it. Linus Torvalds
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." Linus Torvalds

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