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What I find most interesting is how people really have taken Linux and used it in ways and attributes and motivations that I never felt.

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My name is Linus, and I am your God.

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There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but only want to use it. That is a tribute to how good Linux is.

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When you say 'I wrote a program that crashed Windows,' people just stare at you blankly and say 'Hey, I got those with the system, for free.'

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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.

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

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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.

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

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Helsinki isn't all that bad. It's a very nice city, and it's cold really only in wintertime.

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I do get my pizzas paid for by Linux indirectly.

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Biography

Nationality: Finnish

Type: Businessman

Born: December 28th, 1969

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