I'm a technical manager, but I don't have to take care of people. I only have to worry about technology itself. Linus Torvalds caremanagerpeople Change image and share on social
Non-technical questions sometimes don't have an answer at all. Linus Torvalds answerquestiontechnical Change image and share on social
If you start doing things because you hate others and want to screw them over, the end result is bad. Linus Torvalds badendhate Change image and share on social
Before the commercial ventures, Linux tended to be rather hard to set up, because most of the developers were motivated mainly by their own interests. Linus Torvalds commercialdeveloperhard Change image and share on social
I spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with lawyers and thinking about intellectual property issues. Linus Torvalds intellectualissuelawyer Change image and share on social
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. Linus Torvalds avoidfairlyissue share on social
The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children. Linus Torvalds childfrightenmanagement Change image and share on social
I'd much rather have 15 people arguing about something than 15 people splitting into two camps, each side convinced it's right and not talking to the other. Linus Torvalds arguecampconvince Change image and share on social
Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program. Linus Torvalds adulationexpectfun Change image and share on social
I'm perfectly happy complaining, because it's cathartic, and I'm perfectly happy arguing with people on the Internet because arguing is my favourite pastime - not programming. Linus Torvalds arguecatharticcomplain Change image and share on social
