On a purely technical side, I'm really very happy with how Linux gets used in a very wide set of different areas. It's important for development.

If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won.

Don't ever make the mistake [of thinking] that you can design something better than what you get from ruthless massively parallel trial-and-error with a feedback cycle. That's giving your intelligence much too much credit.

There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works but only want to use it is not only a tribute to how good Linux is, but it also brings up issues that I would never have thought of otherwise.

We all know Linux is great...it does infinite loops in 5 seconds.

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.

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