I think of myself as an engineer, not as a visionary or 'big thinker.' I don't have any lofty goals.
Linus TorvaldsI think the term "intellectual property" should be avoided, not because it's a bad term, but because it mixes things up that shouldn't be mixed up. There are different forms, and they hardly have anything to do with each other.
Linus TorvaldsI made very sure that I did not get involved with any of the commercial Linux companies, exactly so that I would be neutral and not ever seen as "working for the competition".
Linus Torvalds