Linus Torvalds

Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.

Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.

Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells read more

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 an angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100mph. They'd be a lot more careful about what they say if they had.

Programming today is a race between software engineers stirring to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying read more

Programming today is a race between software engineers stirring to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning.

No. That's it. The cool name, that is. We worked very hard on creating a name that would appeal to read more

No. That's it. The cool name, that is. We worked very hard on creating a name that would appeal to the majority of people, and it certainly paid off: thousands of people are using linux just to be able to say "OS/2? Hah. I've got Linux. What a cool name". 386BSD made the mistake of putting a lot of numbers and weird abbreviations into the name, and is scaring away a lot of people just because it sounds too technical.