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.
Linus TorvaldsI may make jokes about Microsoft at times, but at the same time, I think the Microsoft hatred is a disease.
Linus TorvaldsOn a purely technical side, I'm really very happy with how Linux gets used in a very wide set of different areas. It's important for development.
Linus TorvaldsOne 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.
Linus TorvaldsA lot of people want to have market share numbers, lots of users, because that's how they view their self worth. For me, one of the most important things for Linux is having a big community that is actively testing new kernels; it's the only way to support the absolute insane amount of different hardware we deal with.
Linus Torvalds