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" I do get my pizzas paid for by Linux indirectly. "

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" Every once in a while an issue comes up where I have to make a statement. I can't totally avoid all political issues, but I try my best to minimize them. When I do make a statement, I try to be fairly neutral. "

" The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies. "

" I've been very happy with the commercial Linux CD-ROM vendors linux Red Hat. "

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" Part of doing Linux was that I had to communicate a lot more instead of just being a geek in front of a computer. "

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

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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. "

" 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. "

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