To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is more powerful than all other management techniques put together.

I like offending people, because I think people who get offended should be offended.

There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works but only want to use it is not only a tribute to how good Linux is, but it also brings up issues that I would never have thought of otherwise.

I don't actually follow other operating systems much. I don't compete - I just worry about making Linux better than itself, not others.

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

No-one has ever called me a cool dude. I'm somewhere between geek and normal.

In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.