Finnish - Businessman | December 28, 1969 -
I used to be interested in Windows NT, but the more I see it, the more it looks like traditional Windows with a stabler kernel. I don't find anything technically interesting there.
Linus Torvalds
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I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can.
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I've been employed by the University of Helsinki, and they've been perfectly happy to keep me employed and doing Linux.
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Programmers are in the enviable position of not only getting to do what they want to, but because the end result is so important they get paid to do it. There are other professions like that, but not that many.
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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.
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Hey, I'm a good software engineer, but I'm not exactly known for my fashion sense. White socks and sandals don't translate to 'good design sense'.
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I don't think I'm unusual in preferring my laptop to be thin and light.
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Fairly cheap home computing was what changed my life.
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Once you start thinking more about where you want to be than about making the best product, you're screwed.
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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.
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I spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with lawyers and thinking about intellectual property issues.
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Finnish companies tend to be very traditional, not taking many risks. Silicon Valley is completely different: people here really live on the edge.
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