Maxioms by Linus Torvalds
Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.
Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.
Programming today is a race between software engineers stirring to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying read more
Programming today is a race between software engineers stirring to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning.
Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells read more
Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen an angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100mph. They'd be a lot more careful about what they say if they had.
No. That's it. The cool name, that is. We worked very hard on creating a name that would appeal to read more
No. That's it. The cool name, that is. We worked very hard on creating a name that would appeal to the majority of people, and it certainly paid off: thousands of people are using linux just to be able to say "OS/2? Hah. I've got Linux. What a cool name". 386BSD made the mistake of putting a lot of numbers and weird abbreviations into the name, and is scaring away a lot of people just because it sounds too technical.
