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I do get my pizzas paid for by Linux indirectly.

Linus Torvalds

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Linus Torvalds
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 28
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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. I don't want to be associated with the people for whom it's about exclusion and hatred.
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Once you start thinking more about where you want to be than about making the best product, you're screwed.
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I started Linux as a desktop operating system. And it's the only area where Linux hasn't completely taken over. That just annoys the hell out of me.
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The bulk of all patents are crap. Spending time reading them is stupid. It's up to the patent owner to do so, and to enforce them.
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All operating systems sucks, but Linux just sucks less
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I've tried it a couple of times over the years, mainly because the thing Ubuntu did so well was make Debian usable. I always felt that Debian was a pointless exercise because to me, the point of a distribution is to make everything easy. Easy to install, to be pretty and to be friendly and Ubuntu did that to Debian.
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I'm simply too content doing what I want to do to really have a very negative attitude towards MicroSoft. They make bad products - so what? I don't need to care, because I happily don't have to use them, and writing my own alternative has been a very gratifying experience in many ways.
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Software is like sex. It's only good when it's for free.
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No problem is too big it can't be run away from
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It was such a relief to program in user mode for a change. Not having to care about the small stuff is wonderful.
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I'm a technical manager, but I don't have to take care of people. I only have to worry about technology itself.
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I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can.
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The fact is, there aren't just two sides to any issue, there's almost always a range of responses, and it depends is almost always the right answer in any big question.
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I'm sitting in my home office wearing a bathrobe. The same way I'm not going to start wearing ties, I'm also not going to buy into the fake politeness, the lying, the office politics and backstabbing, the passive aggressiveness, and the buzzwords.
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Being open source meant that I could work on the technical side (along with lots of other people), and others who had the interest and inclination could start up companies around it.
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We all know Linux is great...it does infinite loops in 5 seconds.
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By staying neutral, I end up being somebody that everybody can trust. Even if they don't always agree with my decisions, they know I'm not working against them.
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I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs.
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