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Linus Torvalds

born 1969

Linus Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer best known for creating the Linux operating system kernel in 1991. His work has had a profound impact on the development of open-source software, making Linux one of the most widely used operating systems in the world today. Torvalds also oversees the development of the Linux kernel, ensuring its continual evolution and advancement.

  1. Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.

    Linus Torvalds
    #intelligence#efficiency#wit

  2. Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.

    Linus TorvaldsThe Cathedral and the Bazaar, p. 30, 1999
    #bugs#collaboration#transparency

  3. Talk is cheap. Show me the code.

    Linus Torvalds
    #code#action#honesty

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

    Linus Torvalds
    #programming#fun#passion

  5. In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.

    Linus Torvalds
    #money#criticism#technology

  6. Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it.

    Linus TorvaldsInterview with Linus Torvalds, First Monday, 2001
    #art#passion#struggle

  7. Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.

    Linus Torvalds
    #microsoft#criticism#technology