Author: Linus Torvalds

Quotes

Any program is only as good as it is useful.

Any program is only as good as it is useful.

- Linus Torvalds

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.

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.

- Linus Torvalds

Hey, I'm a good software engineer, but I'm not exactly known for my fashion sense. White socks and sandals don't translate to 'good design sense'.

Hey, I'm a good software engineer, but I'm not exactly known for my fashion sense. White socks and sandals don't translate to 'good design sense'.

- Linus Torvalds

Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.

Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.

- Linus Torvalds

I see myself as a technical person who chose a great project and a great way of doing that project.

I see myself as a technical person who chose a great project and a great way of doing that project.

- Linus Torvalds

I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product.

I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product.

- Linus Torvalds

By staying neutral, I end up being somebody that everybody can trust. Even if they don't always agree with my decisions, they know I'm not working against them.

By staying neutral, I end up being somebody that everybody can trust. Even if they don't always agree with my decisions, they know I'm not working against them.

- Linus Torvalds

The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it.

The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it.

- Linus Torvalds

That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.

That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.

- Linus Torvalds

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