Don't hurry your code. Make sure it works well and is well designed. Don't worry about timing.

One of the reasons that I really don't mind that people are selling Linux commercially is exactly because it does make me feel good that people use the product.

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.

Every once in a while an issue comes up where I have to make a statement. I can't totally avoid all political issues, but I try my best to minimize them. When I do make a statement, I try to be fairly neutral.

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

I really never wanted to do source control management at all and felt that it was just about the least interesting thing in the computing world .

I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product.