Linus Torvalds

I lose sleep if I end up feeling bad about something I've said. Usually that happens when I send something out without having read it over a few times, or when I call somebody names.

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.

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

To make a coverage decision, doesn't one have to make a medical judgment?

I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.