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. - Linus Torvalds

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." - Linus Torvalds

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. - Linus Torvalds

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. - Linus Torvalds

We were on a nine to 12 month schedule to deliver [Version] 2.4, but it will end up being more like 18 months since we delivered [version] 2.2. - Linus Torvalds

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. - Linus Torvalds

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

The primary issue is just to make people comfortable with Linux. - Linus Torvalds

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

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