I obviously think that freely available software can not only keep up with the evolution of commercial software, but often exceed what you can do commercially.

In open source, we feel strongly that to really do something well, you have to get a lot of people involved.

One 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.

Being open source meant that I could work on the technical side (along with lots of other people), and others who had the interest and inclination could start up companies around it.

Personally, I'm not interested in making device drivers look like user-level. They aren't, they shouldn't be, and microkernels are just stupid.

I think people can generally trust me, but they can trust me exactly because they know they don't have to.

While I may not get any money from Linux, I get a huge personal satisfaction from having written something that people really enjoy using, and that people find to be the best alternative for their needs.