A biography for Linus Torvaldshasn’t been written yet.
“I'm a technical manager, but I don't have to take care of people. I only have to worry about technology itself.”
“Making Linux GPL'd was definitely the best thing I ever did.”
“Before the commercial ventures, Linux tended to be rather hard to set up, because most of the developers were motivated mainly by their own interests.”
“Helsinki isn't all that bad. It's a very nice city, and it's cold really only in wintertime.”
“The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it.”
“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'd much rather have 15 people arguing about something than 15 people splitting into two camps, each side convinced it's right and not talking to the other.”
“Any program is only as good as it is useful.”
“I'm generally a very pragmatic person: that which works, works.”