When you say 'I wrote a program that crashed Windows,' people just stare at you blankly and say 'Hey, I got those with the system, for free.' Linus Torvalds blanklycrashfree 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
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
Fairly cheap home computing was what changed my life. Linus Torvalds changecheapcompute Change image and 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'm sitting in my home office wearing a bathrobe. The same way I'm not going to start wearing ties, I'm also not going to buy into the fake politeness, the lying, the office politics and backstabbing, the passive aggressiveness, and the buzzwords. Linus Torvalds aggressivenessbackstabbathrobe share on social
The thing I love about diving is the flowing feeling. I like a sport where the whole point is to move as little as humanly possible so your air supply will last longer. That's my kind of sport. Where the amount of effort spent is absolutely minimal. Linus Torvalds absolutelyairamount 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
That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle. Linus Torvalds cycleeffortfeedback Change image and share on social