Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California is still a lot nicer. I don't remember the last time I couldn't walk around in shorts all day.

Software is like sex. It's only good when it's for free.

Turtles are very stable and have been around forever. But they have problems adapting. When humans came along, turtles came under serious threat. Biodiversity is good, and I think it is good in technology as well.

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

Portability is for people who cannot write new programs.

Nobody actually creates perfect code the first time around, except me. But there's only one of me.