Quotes by Linux I'm not worried about the kernel itself or the basic system. All the commercialization is about the distributions and the applications. As such, it only brings value-added things to Linux, and it doesn't take anything away from the Linux scene. Linus Torvalds linuxworriedscene I don't actually follow other operating systems much. I don't compete - I just worry about making Linux better than itself, not others. Linus Torvalds operating-systemslinuxworry In many ways, I am very happy about the whole Linux commercial market because the commercial market is doing all these things that I have absolutely zero interest in doing myself. Linus Torvalds linuxzeroway 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 linuxsuccessfulthinking There were open source projects and free software before Linux was there. Linux in many ways is one of the more visible and one of the bigger technical projects in this area, and it changed how people looked at it because Linux took both the practical and ideological approach. Linus Torvalds linuxpeopleway 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. Linus Torvalds linuxinnovationproud I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can. Linus Torvalds linuxeconomyworry Linux has definitely made a lot of sense even in a purely materialistic sense. Linus Torvalds linuxmaterialisticeconomy I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the "pay for use" binary shareware programs. Linus Torvalds linuxusepay I've been employed by the University of Helsinki, and they've been perfectly happy to keep me employed and doing Linux. Linus Torvalds helsinkilinuxuniversity That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle. Linus Torvalds linuxeffortpositive 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 coderssneakylinux I don't have any authority over Linux other than this notion that I know what I'm doing. Linus Torvalds linuxnotionauthority Making Linux GPL'd was definitely the best thing I ever did. Linus Torvalds linuxbest-things Me trying to make a business around Linux would have been a total disaster. Linus Torvalds linuxdisastertrying I made very sure that I did not get involved with any of the commercial Linux companies, exactly so that I would be neutral and not ever seen as "working for the competition". Linus Torvalds linuxcompetitionwould-be A lot of that momentum comes from the fact that Linux is free. Nat Friedman linuxmomentumfacts There is no system but GNU and Linux is one of it's kernels Richard Stallman kernellinux I can find lots of examples where a game won't make you rich, but I can't find a reasonable case where a Linux port doesn't have at least a small, positive return on investment. Ryan C. Gordon linuxreturngames Anyone can build a fast CPU. The trick is to build a fast system. Seymour Cray linuxhardwaretricks«1234»
