The economics of the security world are all horribly, horribly nasty and are largely based on fear, intimidation and blackmail. Linus Torvalds Read Quote
I actually think that I’m a rather optimistic and happy person; it’s just that I’m not a very positive person, if you see the difference. Linus Torvalds Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I get the biggest enjoyment from the random and unexpected places. Linux on cellphones or refrigerators, just because it’s so not what I envisioned it. Or on supercomputers. Linus Torvalds Read Quote
I don’t try to be a threat to MicroSoft, mainly because I don’t really see MS as competition. Especially not Windows-the goals of Linux and Windows are simply so different. Linus Torvalds Read Quote
Finnish companies tend to be very traditional, not taking many risks. Silicon Valley is completely different: people here really live on the edge. Linus Torvalds Read Quote
Helsinki isn’t all that bad. It’s a very nice city, and it’s cold really only in wintertime. Linus Torvalds Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies. Linus Torvalds Read Quote
