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"What commercialism has brought into Linux has been the incentive to make a good distribution that is easy to use and that has all the packaging issues worked out."
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"I wonder when god will get a microchip?"
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"There are a lot of people using technology that are playing to a click with backing vocals already stuck in there on some computerized thing that runs along in time to the show so they have these amazing vocals that are only partly the guys on stage producing them at the time."
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"You know, technology CEOs like to think of themselves as rock 'n roll stars."
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"Computers themselves, and software yet to be developed, will revolutionize the way we learn."
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"I suppose that every time there is difficulty. I remember about Space Mountain: It took us ten years before we found the technology that would allow such a ride. And during these ten years, I had a model that I kept, waiting for the technology we needed."
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"I have the instruments, ideas, technology, computer techniques. We try to create or see something, which has not been known before - just to discover something together. This is always my dream."
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"There's a lot more to see when you're playing and because of the advances in technology it makes room for all kinds of new characters."
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"If your goal is anything but profitability - if it's to be big, or to grow fast, or to become a technology leader - you'll hit problems."
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"Life without the Internet is unimaginable."
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"Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons."
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"The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it."
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"I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can."
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"Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California is still a lot nicer. I don't remember the last time I couldn't walk around in shorts all day."
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"When you say "I wrote a program that crashed Windows," people just stare at you blankly and say "Hey, I got those with the system, for free.""
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"I do get my pizzas paid for by Linux indirectly."
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"The thing with Linux is that the developers themselves are actually customers too: that has always been an important part of Linux."
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"I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product."
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"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."
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"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."
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"My name is Linus, and I am your God."
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