There's innovation in Linux. There are some really good technical features that I'm proud of. There are capabilities in Linux that aren't in other operating systems.

An infinite number of monkeys typing into GNU emacs would never make a good program.

In real open source, you have the right to control your own destiny.

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.

Most of the good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program.

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.

I do get my pizzas paid for by Linux indirectly.