It's a personality trait: from the very beginning, I knew what I was concentrating on. I'm only doing the kernel - I always found everything around it to be completely boring.
Linus TorvaldsI spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with lawyers and thinking about intellectual property issues.
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 TorvaldsIt just makes it even harder for people to even approach the (open source) side, when they then end up having to worry about public humiliation.
Linus Torvalds