I do get my pizzas paid for by Linux indirectly.

The fact that ACPI was designed by a group of monkeys high on LSD, and is some of the worst designs in the industry obviously makes running it at any point pretty damn ugly.

I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product.

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.

A lot of people still like Solaris, but I'm in active competition with them, and so I hope they die.

I'm simply too content doing what I want to do to really have a very negative attitude towards MicroSoft. They make bad products - so what? I don't need to care, because I happily don't have to use them, and writing my own alternative has been a very gratifying experience in many ways.

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.