I often compare open source to science. To where science took this whole notion of developing ideas in the open and improving on other peoples' ideas and making it into what science is today and the incredible advances that we have had. And I compare that to witchcraft and alchemy, where openness was something you didn't do.

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

Fairly cheap home computing was what changed my life.

One of the questions I've always hated answering is how do people make money in open source. And I think that Caldera and Red Hat - and there are a number of other Linux companies going public - basically show that yes, you can actually make money in the open-source area.

Helsinki isn't all that bad. It's a very nice city, and it's cold really only in wintertime.

An individual developer like me cares about writing the new code and making it as interesting and efficient as possible. But very few people want to do the testing.

When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for my needs, and having sources available can be a life-saver.