79 result(s) for Linus Torvalds Quotes.
"Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow."
"People think that the open source is just about putting something out there and that people constantly ask for features. Part of what makes a good project is good maintainership."
"Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around."
"What I cannot create, I do not understand."
"Real men don't use backups, they post their stuff on a public ftp server and let the rest of the world make copies."
"In software, we rarely have meaningful requirements."
"Standards are paper. I use paper to wipe my butt every day. That's how much that paper is worth."
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"You need the right people with the right motivation to do the right thing."
"The Linux philosophy is "
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"We all know Linux is great...it does infinite loops in 5 seconds."
"There are literally 2 kinds of people in this world. Those that hate and whine, and those that like seeing me annoyed."
"If you want to cook hamburgers, you got to do it, but ultimately, it is your own path."
"Having a lot of people actually share the same goal is what makes the project successful."
"Don't hurry, don't worry. Do what you can and enjoy the ride."
"I'm actually one of those people who counter my shyness by being the exact opposite. I actually hate people. But part of what I do is get up and get in your face."
"I am what I am and that's all I am."
"The fact is, there aren't that many interesting things you can do, but people want to do something new."
"The thing is, there are lots of operating systems but everyone knows that yours is the one that's copied the most."
"I have an ego the size of a small planet."
"It's a steady drain on your emotional energy to be the center of a big project."
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"Nobody should start to undertake a large project. You start with a small trivial project, and you should never expect it to get large. If you do, you'll just overdesign and generally think it is more important than it likely is at that stage."
"Making Linux GPL'd was definitely the best thing I ever did."
"The best tool for doing something real is the software we all built together that doesn't technically exist in the real world."
"It's not that Linux was new from a technical standpoint. It was new because it was done differently."
"The thing with Linux is that everybody that wants to can have a voice in world domination."
"The cool thing about the kernel is that you have the technical opportunity to create a completely new operating system."
"I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits."
"Taking your work too seriously invites others to take it lightly."
"Everybody likes a good and interesting problem."
"C++ is a horrible language. It's made more horrible by the fact that a lot of substandard programmers use it, to the point where it's much, much easier to generate total and utter crap with it."
"I don't ask for a cheque from people for my software. How could I charge for the Linux kernel?"
"The cool thing about git is that it was designed in the spirit of Unix. I'm a huge fan of Unix."
"I think of myself as a basic appreciator of art."
"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 a 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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"I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like GNU)."
"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.'"
"Talk is silver, code is gold."
"I'm an egotistical bastard, and I name all my projects after myself. First Linux, now git."
"Only wimps use tape backup: real men just upload their important stuff on ftp and let the rest of the world mirror it."
"Software is eating the world."
"I actually don't like programming. I built the kernel in large part because I wanted to see if I could do it."
"If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won."
"I don't ask for money. I don't ask for sexual favors. I don't ask for access to the hardware you design and sell."
"My name is Linus, and I am your God."
"The future is open source everything."
"I'm doing a free operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like GNU)."
"Bad programmers worry about the code. Good programmers worry about data structures and their relationships."
"I am not a visionary. I'm an engineer. I'm happy with the people who are wandering around and looking at the stars."
"I'm a huge proponent of designing your code around the data, rather than the other way around."
"I may make jokes about Microsoft at times, but at the same time, I think the Microsoft hatred is a disease."
"It's practically impossible to look at a penguin and feel angry."
"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."
"I like offending people because I think people who get offended should be offended."
"See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too."
"I'm a very practical person: whatever works, works."
"Programmers are in a race with the Universe to create bigger and better idiot-proof programs, while the Universe is trying to create bigger and better idiots. So far the Universe is winning."
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."
"If you need more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed anyway, and should fix your program."
"Only wimps use tape backup: real men just upload their important stuff on ftp, and let the rest of the world mirror it."
"Software is like sex: It's better when it's free."
"Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done."
"I'm an egotistical bastard, and I name all my projects after myself."
"In real open source, you have the right to control your own destiny."
"I don't ask for money. I don't ask for sexual favors. I don't ask for loyalty."
"One of the biggest problems we have in modern life is the fact that everything is so disposable."
"I like offending people, because I think people who get offended should be offended."
"Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely unintentional side effect."
"Portability is for people who cannot write new programs."
"Standards are paper. I use paper to wipe my butt every day."
"I'm generally a very pragmatic person: that which works, works."
"People disagreeing with me is something that I actually expect. I would be worried if everyone would agree with me."
"Talk is cheap. Show me the code."
"The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it."
"Software is a living thing, and if not continuously evolving, it's dead."
"I don't have any particular problem with Microsoft. We have our issues, but that's normal."
"Those that can, do. Those that can't, complain."
"I don't believe in the 'Oprah Winfrey Show' school of service. Service shouldn't be about a show."
"If you want to travel around the world and be invited to speak at a lot of different places, just write a Unix operating system."
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