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Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds
Finnish Businessman
Born: Dec 28, 1969
Because Good Linux People Think You
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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. Linus Torvalds
Good Programming Adulation Most Because Expect Get Public Paid Fun Program Programmers
Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done. Linus Torvalds
Work Intelligence Ability Doing Done Getting Avoid
Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems. Linus Torvalds
Technology Evil Systems Make Operating Operating Systems Microsoft Just Crappy Really
Any program is only as good as it is useful. Linus Torvalds
Good Only Any Useful Program
I try to avoid long-range plans and visions - that way I can more easily deal with anything new that comes up. Linus Torvalds
Try Way Visions Easily More New Deal Up Anything Plans Avoid
The thing I love about diving is the flowing feeling. I like a sport where the whole point is to move as little as humanly possible so your air supply will last longer. That's my kind of sport. Where the amount of effort spent is absolutely minimal. Linus Torvalds
Love Will Feeling Air Spent Minimal Possible Kind About Point Absolutely Diving Supply Longer Like Sport Effort Move Where Little Your Whole Thing Amount Last Flowing
To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is more powerful than all other management techniques put together. Linus Torvalds
You Together Trust People Management Power To Be Honest Other Having More Gives Fact Put Powerful Over Another Lot Than Person Techniques Honest
My name is Linus, and I am your God. Linus Torvalds
God Name Am Your
In many cases, the user interface to a program is the most important part for a commercial company: whether the programs works correctly or not seems to be secondary. Linus Torvalds
Important Programs Secondary Correctly Cases Seems Part Most Important Part Commercial The Most Important Whether Interface User Many Works Company Program
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
Good Think Good Manager Has-Been Fact Like Instrumental Making Been Very Linux Manager Successful Product
The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies. Linus Torvalds
Work Me Feeling Reputation Neglecting Later Guilty About Never Studies Part Although Without Enable Came Motivator Fame Did Much
I don't see myself as a visionary at all. Linus Torvalds
Myself Visionary See
I see myself as a technical person who chose a great project and a great way of doing that project. Linus Torvalds
Myself Great Project Way See Great Way Doing Person Who Chose Technical
I'm a technical manager, but I don't have to take care of people. I only have to worry about technology itself. Linus Torvalds
Technology People Care Worry About Only Take Take Care Itself Manager Technical
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
People Free Before Changed Software Took Approach Projects Visible Ways More Both Area Free Software Open Open Source Looked Practical Ideological Because How Were Source Linux Bigger Many Technical
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
Good Innovation Other Systems Some Features Operating Operating Systems Proud Linux Capabilities Really Technical
I've actually found the image of Silicon Valley as a hotbed of money-grubbing tech people to be pretty false, but maybe that's because the people I hang out with are all really engineers. Linus Torvalds
People Valley Out Silicon Silicon Valley Pretty Because False Hang Maybe Really Engineers Tech Found Actually Image
To be a nemesis, you have to actively try to destroy something, don't you? Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely unintentional side effect. Linus Torvalds
You Try Will Just Be Side Destroy Out Something Effect Microsoft Just Really Actively
No-one has ever called me a cool dude. I'm somewhere between geek and normal. Linus Torvalds
Me Somewhere Geek No-One Between Dude Normal Cool Ever
I lose sleep if I end up feeling bad about something I've said. Usually that happens when I send something out without having read it over a few times, or when I call somebody names. Linus Torvalds
Somebody Feeling Lose Few Out Bad About Something Having Over Names Call Read Without Said End Up Times Send Happens Sleep
The economics of the security world are all horribly, horribly nasty and are largely based on fear, intimidation and blackmail. Linus Torvalds
World Fear Economics Intimidation Security Horribly Nasty Based Largely
An individual developer like me cares about writing the new code and making it as interesting and efficient as possible. But very few people want to do the testing. Linus Torvalds
Me People Writing Few Cares Possible About Individual Developer New Like Making Testing Very Efficient Few People Want Interesting Code
Finnish companies tend to be very traditional, not taking many risks. Silicon Valley is completely different: people here really live on the edge. Linus Torvalds
Risks People Edge Live Valley Silicon Silicon Valley Tend Finnish Taking Traditional Very Different Really Different People Companies Many Here
Fairly cheap home computing was what changed my life. Linus Torvalds
Life Home My Life Changed Cheap Computing Fairly
I spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with lawyers and thinking about intellectual property issues. Linus Torvalds
Time Property Thinking Spend About More Lawyers Talking Issues Intellectual Lot Intellectual Property Than Person Any Should
Once you start thinking more about where you want to be than about making the best product, you're screwed. Linus Torvalds
Best You Thinking Once About More Making Than Where Want Screwed Product Start
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