I think of myself as an engineer, not as a visionary or 'big thinker.' I don't have any lofty goals.

A lot of people still like Solaris, but I'm in active competition with them, and so I hope they die.

The bulk of all patents are crap. Spending time reading them is stupid. It's up to the patent owner to do so, and to enforce them.

I've been very happy with the commercial Linux CD-ROM vendors linux Red Hat.

Finnish companies tend to be very traditional, not taking many risks. Silicon Valley is completely different: people here really live on the edge.

I have an ego the size of a small planet.

I'm a technical manager, but I don't have to take care of people. I only have to worry about technology itself.