326 Quotes by Linus Torvalds

OK, I admit it. I was just a front-man for the real fathers of Linux, the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus.

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

Real quality means making sure that people are proud of the code they write, that they're involved and taking it personally.

I think of myself as an engineer, not as a visionary or 'big thinker.' I don't have any lofty goals.

The fact is, there aren't just two sides to any issue, there's almost always a range of responses, and "it depends" is almost always the right answer in any big question.

Finnish companies tend to be very traditional, not taking many risks. Silicon Valley is completely different: people here really live on the edge.

If you have ever done any security work - and it did not involve the concept of "network of trust" - it wasn't security work, it was - masturbation. I don't know what you were doing. But trust me, it's the only way you can do security, it's the only way you can do development.

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.

Nobody actually creates perfect code the first time around, except me. But there's only one of me.