8 Quotes By Linus Torvalds


Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software.
Linus Torvalds on computers

Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.
Linus Torvalds on intelligence

In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.
Linus Torvalds on money

That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.
Linus Torvalds on positive

Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.
Linus Torvalds on technology

The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it.
Linus Torvalds on technology

The cyberspace earnings I get from Linux come in the format of having a Network of people that know me and trust me, and that I can depend on in return.
Linus Torvalds on trust

Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.
Linus Torvalds on work