“If there is anything I've learned from Linux, it's that projects have a life of their own, and you should not try to enforce your vision too strongly on them.”
Author
Linus Torvalds
11 quotes
“Bad programmers worry about the code. Good programmers worry about data structures and their relationships.”
More from Linus Torvalds
“If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won.”
“Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.”
“In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.”
“Talk is cheap. Show me the code.”
“That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.”
“Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.”
“Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software.”
“The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it.”
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