I have an ego the size of a small planet.

The thing with Linux is that the developers themselves are actually customers too: that has always been an important part of Linux.

Any program is only as good as it is useful.

To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is more powerful than all other management techniques put together.

A consumer doesn't take anything away: he doesn't actually consume anything. Giving the same thing to a thousand consumers is not really any more expensive than giving it to just one.

Being open source meant that I could work on the technical side (along with lots of other people), and others who had the interest and inclination could start up companies around it.

I actually think that I'm a rather optimistic and happy person; it's just that I'm not a very positive person, if you see the difference.