I don't have any authority over Linux other than this notion that I know what I'm doing. Linus Torvalds authoritylinuxnotion Change image and share on social
Once you start thinking more about where you want to be than about making the best product, you're screwed. Linus Torvalds makeproductscrew Change image and share on social
Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California is still a lot nicer. I don't remember the last time I couldn't walk around in shorts all day. Linus Torvalds californiacoldday Change image and share on social
Hey, I'm a good software engineer, but I'm not exactly known for my fashion sense. White socks and sandals don't translate to 'good design sense'. Linus Torvalds designengineerfashion Change image and share on social
Helsinki isn't all that bad. It's a very nice city, and it's cold really only in wintertime. Linus Torvalds badcitycold Change image and share on social
I see myself as a technical person who chose a great project and a great way of doing that project. Linus Torvalds choosegreatperson Change image and share on social
The thing with Linux is that the developers themselves are actually customers too: that has always been an important part of Linux. Linus Torvalds customerdeveloperimportant Change image and share on social
No-one has ever called me a cool dude. I'm somewhere between geek and normal. Linus Torvalds callcooldude Change image and share on social
In many cases, the user interface to a program is the most important part for a commercial company: whether the programs works correctly or not seems to be secondary. Linus Torvalds casecommercialcompany Change image and share on social
I've felt strongly that the advantage of Linux is that it doesn't have a niche or any special market, but that different individuals and companies end up pushing it in the direction they want, and as such you end up with something that is pretty balanced across the board. Linus Torvalds advantagebalanceboard share on social