Linus Torvalds Quotes

I think Linux is a great thing, in the big picture. It's a great hacker's tool, and it has a lot of potential to become something more.

Microsoft loves Linux.

Not only is UNIX dead, it's starting to smell really bad.

We all love Linux, but it's also a fact that some people might not be able to migrate.

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.

I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can.

Technology requires knowledge and expertise more than it requires money.

All the best people in life seem to like LINUX.

We can build a better product than Linux.

There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works but only want to use it is not only a tribute to how good Linux is, but it also brings up issues that I would never have thought of otherwise.

I started Linux because I wanted to see it on the desktop... I do hope that the desktop people would try to work together ... and work more on the technology than trying to make the login screen look really nice.

Ubuntu is doing amazing things, and I think it's going to change the face of the desktop.

Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.

At Microsoft, the magic of software is used to take on very interesting challenges.

When I first got into technology I didn't really understand what open source was. Once I started writing software, I realized how important this would be.

When you learn to code, it opens up for you to learn many other things.

If people want to code, and they want to be entrepreneurs, there's opportunities for them to do that.

Yeah, I love Ethereum. I love coding.

We all know Linux is great...it does infinite loops in 5 seconds.

Bill Gates really seems to be much more of a business man than a technologist, while I prefer to think of Linux in technical terms rather than as a means to money.

It feels a little bit funny coming here and telling you guys that Linux and open source are the future of gaming. It's sort of like going to Rome and teaching Catholicism to the pope.

I never got into Linux. I swear to God, it's only lack of time. I'm past the years of my life where I can really dig into something like running a Linux system. I'm very sympathetic to the whole idea; Linux people always think the way I want to think.

I'm interested in Linux because of the technology, and Linux wasn't started as any kind of rebellion against the 'evil Microsoft empire.'

I am a programmer.

I got my first computer in the 6th grade or so. As soon as I got it, I was interested in finding out how it worked and how the programs worked and then figuring out how to write programs at just deeper and deeper levels within the system.