I get the biggest enjoyment from the random and unexpected places. Linux on cellphones or refrigerators, just because it's so not what I envisioned it. Or on supercomputers.

I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product.

There are "extremists" in the free software world, but that's one major reason why I don't call what I do "free software" any more. I don't want to be associated with the people for whom it's about exclusion and hatred.

Making Linux GPL'd was definitely the best thing I ever did.

One of the reasons I like open source is that it allows people to work on the parts they are good at, and I don't mean just on a technical level; some people are into the whole selling and support, and that's just not me.

I think that freely available software can not only keep up with the evolution of commercial software, but often exceed what you can do commercially.

I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the "pay for use" binary shareware programs.