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.
Linus TorvaldsRead
I'm interested in Linux because of the technology, and Linux wasn't started as any kind of rebellion against the 'evil Microsoft empire.'
Interpretation
What this quote means
The speaker appreciates Linux for its technological merits, not as an anti-Microsoft statement.
In this quote, Linus Torvalds emphasizes that his motivation for developing and advocating for Linux was rooted in the fascination with technology itself rather than a reactive stance against Microsoft. This highlights the idea that innovation can arise from genuine interest and passion for the subject, rather than an opposition to a competitor.
Themes
LinuxTechnologyInnovationDevelopmentOpensource
In practice
Example use cases
During a tech conference discussing the impact of open-source software.
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All quotes βI often compare open source to science. To where science took this whole notion of developing ideas in the open and improving on other peoples' ideas and making it into what science is today and the incredible advances that we have had. And I compare that to witchcraft and alchemy, where openness was something you didn't do.
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I'm sitting in my home office wearing a bathrobe. The same way I'm not going to start wearing ties, I'm also not going to buy into the fake politeness, the lying, the office politics and backstabbing, the passive aggressiveness, and the buzzwords.
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Avoiding complexity reduces bugs.
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Most of the 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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I have an ego the size of a small planet.
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