#linux

Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches. ↗

— Steve Ballmer

#cancer #everything #intellectual #intellectual property #itself

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

— Linus Torvalds

#always #been #customers #developers #important

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

#good #how #kernel #linux #lots

The cyberspace earnings I get from Linux come in the format of having a Network of people that know me and trust me, and that I can depend on in return. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#cyberspace #depend #earnings #format #get

I don't try to be a threat to MicroSoft, mainly because I don't really see MS as competition. Especially not Windows-the goals of Linux and Windows are simply so different. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#competition #different #especially #goals #i

I do get my pizzas paid for by Linux indirectly. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#i #i do #indirectly #linux #paid

If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#does #ever #i #linux #means

I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#best #concentrate #fully #i #i can

We have a lot of existing customers which are also considering Linux desktop migrations and rolling out some of these programs, so we're learning from them. ↗

— Miguel de Icaza

#considering #customers #desktop #existing #learning

I've been employed by the University of Helsinki, and they've been perfectly happy to keep me employed and doing Linux. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#doing #employed #happy #i #keep