I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the "pay for use" binary shareware programs.

Part of doing Linux was that I had to communicate a lot more instead of just being a geek in front of a computer.

I started Linux as a desktop operating system. And it's the only area where Linux hasn't completely taken over. That just annoys the hell out of me.

Once you start thinking more about where you want to be than about making the best product, you're screwed.

One of the questions I've always hated answering is how do people make money in open source. And I think that Caldera and Red Hat - and there are a number of other Linux companies going public - basically show that yes, you can actually make money in the open-source area.

Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time.

The cyberspace 'earnings' I get from Linux come in the format of having a Network of people that know me and trust me, and that I can depend on in return.