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" An individual developer like me cares about writing the new code and making it as interesting and efficient as possible. But very few people want to do the testing. "
Linus Torvalds
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" 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. "
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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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" Linux has definitely made a lot of sense even in a purely materialistic sense. "
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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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" Making Linux GPL'd was definitely the best thing I ever did. "
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" Once you start thinking more about where you want to be than about making the best product, you're screwed. "
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" I'm perfectly happy complaining, because it's cathartic, and I'm perfectly happy arguing with people on the Internet because arguing is my favourite pastime - not programming. "
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" Fairly cheap home computing was what changed my life. "
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" I want my office to be quiet. The loudest thing in the room - by far - should be the occasional purring of the cat. "
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