To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is more powerful than all other management techniques put together. Linus Torvalds facthonestlot Change image and share on social
The economics of the security world are all horribly, horribly nasty and are largely based on fear, intimidation and blackmail. Linus Torvalds baseblackmaileconomics Change image and share on social
Programmers are in the enviable position of not only getting to do what they want to, but because the end result is so important they get paid to do it. There are other professions like that, but not that many. Linus Torvalds endenviableimportant share on social
There were open source projects and free software before Linux was there. Linux in many ways is one of the more visible and one of the bigger technical projects in this area, and it changed how people looked at it because Linux took both the practical and ideological approach. Linus Torvalds approachareabig share on social
I personally think of Linux development as being pretty non-localized, and I work with all the people entirely over e-mail - even if they happen to be working in the Portland area. Linus Torvalds areadevelopmenthappen Change image and share on social
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. Linus Torvalds badcallend Change image and share on social
Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software. Linus Torvalds badcombinecommercial Change image and share on social
I don't think I'm unusual in preferring my laptop to be thin and light. Linus Torvalds laptoplightprefer 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
