Author: Linus Torvalds

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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

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

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

Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.

Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.

- Linus Torvalds

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.

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.

- 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

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

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

See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too.

See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too.

- Linus Torvalds

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