Hey, I'm a good software engineer, but I'm not exactly known for my fashion sense. White socks and sandals don't translate to 'good design sense'.
Linus TorvaldsI don't have any authority over Linux other than this notion that I know what I'm doing.
Linus TorvaldsI can't say that I like MicroSoft: I think they make rather bad operating systems - Windows NT is just more of the same - but while I dislike their operating systems and abhor their tactics in the marketplace I at the same time don't really care all that much about them.
Linus TorvaldsDon't hurry your code. Make sure it works well and is well designed. Don't worry about timing.
Linus Torvalds