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
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
In open source, we feel strongly that to really do something well, you have to get a lot of people involved. Linus Torvalds feelinvolvelot Change image and share on social
I don't actually go to that many conferences. I do that a couple of times a year. Normally, I am not recognized; people don't throw their panties at me. I'm a perfectly normal person sitting in my den just doing my job. Linus Torvalds conferencecoupleden 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
There's innovation in Linux. There are some really good technical features that I'm proud of. There are capabilities in Linux that aren't in other operating systems. Linus Torvalds capabilityfeaturegood Change image and share on social
I used to be interested in Windows NT, but the more I see it, the more it looks like traditional Windows with a stabler kernel. I don't find anything technically interesting there. Linus Torvalds findinterestkernel Change image and share on social
Software patents, in particular, are very ripe for abuse. The whole system encourages big corporations getting thousands and thousands of patents. Individuals almost never get them. Linus Torvalds abusebigcorporation Change image and share on social
Turtles are very stable and have been around forever. But they have problems adapting. When humans came along, turtles came under serious threat. Biodiversity is good, and I think it is good in technology as well. Linus Torvalds adaptbiodiversityforever 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
