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

I see myself as a technical person who chose a great project and a great way of doing that project.

I actually don't believe that everybody should necessarily try to learn to code. I think it's reasonably specialized, and nobody really expects most people to have to do it. It's not like knowing how to read and write and do basic math.

Finnish companies tend to be very traditional, not taking many risks. Silicon Valley is completely different: people here really live on the edge.

See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too.

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.

Real quality means making sure that people are proud of the code they write, that they're involved and taking it personally.