In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.
Linus TorvaldsWhen you hear voices in your head that tell you to shoot the pope, do you do what they say? Same thing goes for customers and managers. They are the crazy voices in your head, and you need to set them right, not just blindly do what they ask for.
Linus TorvaldsThe idea of abstracting away the one thing that must be blindingly fast, the kernel, is inherently counter productive.
Linus TorvaldsI'd argue that everybody wants to do something that matters, and the fact that Linux has had a huge impact on the tech market and is used virtually everywhere is obviously very personally satisfying. I think programming is fun, and the community around the kernel is great, but a project has to be relevant too.
Linus Torvalds