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" I see myself as a technical person who chose a great project and a great way of doing that project. "

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" I spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with lawyers and thinking about intellectual property issues. "

" In real open source, you have the right to control your own destiny. "

" 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. "

" When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for my needs, and having sources available can be a life-saver. "

" The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children. "

" 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. "

" If you start doing things because you hate others and want to screw them over, the end result is bad. "

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

" 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. "

" I don't have any authority over Linux other than this notion that I know what I'm doing. "

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

" I get the biggest enjoyment from the random and unexpected places. Linux on cellphones or refrigerators, just because it's so not what I envisioned it. Or on supercomputers. "

" A consumer doesn't take anything away: he doesn't actually consume anything. Giving the same thing to a thousand consumers is not really any more expensive than giving it to just one. "

" I never felt that the naming issue was all that important, but I was obviously wrong, judging by how many people felt. I tell people to call it just plain Linux and nothing more. "

" There's innovation in Linux. There are some really good technical features that I'm proud of. There are capabilities in Linux that aren't in other operating systems. "

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

" What commercialism has brought into Linux has been the incentive to make a good distribution that is easy to use and that has all the packaging issues worked out. "

" I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product. "

" Software is like sex: it's better when it's free. "

" Hey, I'm a good software engineer, but I'm not exactly known for my fashion sense. White socks and sandals don't translate to 'good design sense'. "

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

" Programmers are in the enviable position of not only getting to do what they want to, but because the end result is so important they get paid to do it. There are other professions like that, but not that many. "

" 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. "

" Finnish companies tend to be very traditional, not taking many risks. Silicon Valley is completely different: people here really live on the edge. "

" In many cases, the user interface to a program is the most important part for a commercial company: whether the programs works correctly or not seems to be secondary. "

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" Software patents, in particular, are very ripe for abuse. The whole system encourages big corporations getting thousands and thousands of patents. Individuals almost never get them. "

" I think of myself as an engineer, not as a visionary or 'big thinker.' I don't have any lofty goals. "

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