Finnish - Businessman | December 28, 1969 -
A consumer doesn't take anything away: he doesn't actually consume anything. Giving the same thing to a thousand consumers is not really any more expensive than giving it to just one.
Linus Torvalds
GivingMoreSameExpensiveAnything
Linux has definitely made a lot of sense even in a purely materialistic sense.
LinuxSenseEvenMadeMaterialistic
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.
WorkMeReputationFeelingGuilty
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.
GoodCareWantLinuxOnlyTribute
You won't get sued for anticompetitive behavior.
BehaviorYouGetSued
Part of doing Linux was that I had to communicate a lot more instead of just being a geek in front of a computer.
DoingMoreLinuxBeingGeekJust
The economics of the security world are all horribly, horribly nasty and are largely based on fear, intimidation and blackmail.
FearEconomicsWorldSecurityNasty
I never felt that the naming issue was all that important, but I was obviously wrong, judging by how many people felt. I tell people to call it just plain Linux and nothing more.
PeopleWrongImportantNothingNever
I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs.
NeverPayBinaryLinuxLikeMaking
In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.
GoodMoneyOpinionBetterThanMs
I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product.
GoodThinkManagerProductLinux
Before the commercial ventures, Linux tended to be rather hard to set up, because most of the developers were motivated mainly by their own interests.
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