326 Quotes by Linus Torvalds

I'd like to point out that I don't think that there is anything fundamentally superior in the GPL as compared to the BSD license, for example. But the GPL is what I want to program with, because unlike the BSD license it guarantees that anybody who works on the project in the future will also contribute their changes back to the community.

I'm generally a very pragmatic person: that which works, works.

There's innovation in Linux. There are some really good technical features that I'm proud of. There are capabilities in Linux that aren't in other operating systems.

With software, you really can replicate and do a lot of very real and active development in parallel, and actually try it out and see what works.

There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but only want to use it. That is a tribute to how good Linux is.

I think one thing I do pretty well is not taking myself too seriously.

Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it.

Don't hurry your code. Make sure it works well and is well designed. Don't worry about timing.

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.