If you think penguins are fat and waddle, you have never been attacked by one running at you in excess of 100 miles per hour.

Linus Torvalds

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Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen an angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100mph. They'd be a lot more careful about what they say if they had.

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Only religious fanatics and totalitarian states equate morality w... by Linus Torvalds

Only religious fanatics and totalitarian states equate morality with legality.

morality hippie religious

Whoever came up with "hold the shift key for eight seconds to turn on 'your keyboard is buggered' mode" should be shot.

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When somebody who is different shows himself to be different in a good way, that's how development happens.

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If you like using CVS, you should be in some kind of mental insti... by Linus Torvalds

If you like using CVS, you should be in some kind of mental institution or somewhere else.

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Hmmm, completely a-religious - atheist. I find that people seem to think religion brings morals and appreciation of nature. I actually think it detracts from both.

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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.

linux important customers

I don't try to be a threat to MicroSoft, mainly because I don't really see MS as competition. Especially not Windows-the goals of Linux and Windows are simply so different.

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I'm interested in Linux because of the technology, and Linux wasn't started as any kind of rebellion against the 'evil Microsoft empire.'

microsoft technology evil

I don't expect to go hungry if I decide to leave the University. Resume: Linux looks pretty good in many places.

linux hungry looks

There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works but only want to use it is not only a tribute to how good Linux is, but it also brings up issues that I would never have thought of otherwise.

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If you start doing things because you hate others and want to screw them over, the end result is bad.

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On the internet nobody can hear you being subtle. by Linus Torvalds

On the internet nobody can hear you being subtle.

subtle internet

I'm perfectly happy complaining, because it's cathartic, and I'm perfectly happy arguing with people on the Internet because arguing is my favourite pastime - not programming.

complaining arguing people

When you hear voices in your head that tell you to shoot the pope, do you do what they say? Same thing goes for customers and managers. They are the crazy voices in your head, and you need to set them right, not just blindly do what they ask for.

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The Linux philosophy is "laugh in the face of danger". Oops. Wron... by Linus Torvalds

The Linux philosophy is "laugh in the face of danger". Oops. Wrong one. "Do it yourself". That's it.

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I love making friends.... it's people I can't stand. by Linus Torvalds

I love making friends.... it's people I can't stand.

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I've been very happy with the commercial Linux CD-ROM vendors lin... by Linus Torvalds

I've been very happy with the commercial Linux CD-ROM vendors linux Red Hat.

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Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with... by Linus Torvalds

Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software.

economy computer worst

Any program is only as good as it is useful. by Linus Torvalds

Any program is only as good as it is useful.

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