linus torvalds

“ I want my office to be quiet. The loudest thing in the room - by far - should be the occasional purring of the cat. ”

“ The thing with Linux is that the developers themselves are actually customers too: that has always been an important part of Linux. ”

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“ Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program. ”

“ Once you start thinking more about where you want to be than about making the best product, youre screwed. ”

“ I love making friends.... its people I cant stand. ”

“ Im generally a very pragmatic person: that which works, works. ”

“ Microsoft isnt evil, they just make really crappy operating systems. ”

“ My name is Linus, and I am your God. ”

“ The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children. ”