I really never wanted to do source control management at all and felt that it was just about the least interesting thing in the computing world .

The big thing about distributed source control is that it makes one of the main issues with SCM's go away - the politics around "who can make changes." BitKeeper showed that you can avoid that by just giving everybody their own source repository.

It was such a relief to program in user mode for a change. Not having to care about the small stuff is wonderful.

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

In real open source, you have the right to control your own destiny.

Only wimps use tape backup. Real men just upload their important stuff on ftp and let the rest of the world mirror it.

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