Linus Torvalds Quotes

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.”

When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for my needs, and having sources available can be a life-saver.

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.

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.

The thing with Linux is that the developers themselves are actually customers too: that has always been an important part of Linux.

The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children.