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

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I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can.

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The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it.

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See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too.

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I try to avoid long-range plans and visions - that way I can more easily deal with anything new that comes up.

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I've never regretted not making Linux shareware: I really don't like the pay for use binary shareware programs.

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I don't expect to go hungry if I decide to leave the University. Resume: Linux looks pretty good in many places.

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

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Your job is being a professor and researcher: That's one hell of a good excuse for some of the brain-damages of Minix.

Linus Torvalds in to Andrew Tanenbaum, author of Minix (29 January 1992)
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I've been employed by the University of Helsinki, and they've been perfectly happy to keep me employed and doing Linux.

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