The way to do good basic design isn't actually to be really smart about it, but to try to have a few basic concepts.

Bill Gates really seems to be much more of a business man than a technologist, while I prefer to think of Linux in technical terms rather than as a means to money.

That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.

I want my office to be quiet. The loudest thing in the room - by far - should be the occasional purring of the cat.

Avoiding complexity reduces bugs.

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

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