UNIX has a philosophy, it has 25 years of history behind it, and most importantly, it has a clean core. It strives for something - some kind of beauty. And that's really what struck me as a programmer. Operating systems that normal home users are used to, such as DOS and Windows, didn't have any way of life. Nobody tried to design Windows - it just grew in random directions without any kind of thought behind it. [...] I don't think Microsoft is evil in itself; I just think that they make really crappy operating systems.
Linus TorvaldsI 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 .
Linus TorvaldsDon't hurry your code. Make sure it works well and is well designed. Don't worry about timing.
Linus Torvalds