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I see myself as a technical person who chose a great project and a great way of doing that project.
Linus Torvalds
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Linus Torvalds
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 28
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Every once in a while an issue comes up where I have to make a statement. I can't totally avoid all political issues, but I try my best to minimize them. When I do make a statement, I try to be fairly neutral.
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I think people can generally trust me, but they can trust me exactly because they know they don't have to.
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I may make jokes about Microsoft at times, but at the same time, I think the Microsoft hatred is a disease.
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Software is like sex. It's only good when it's for free.
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