Linus Torvalds Quotes

I worked in IT for about three years for a tiny firm with ten other people.

I'm not technical.

Today I am one of the senior technical cadre that makes the Internet work, and a core Linux and open-source developer.

It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills.

I know about the tech industry in that I follow what apps are hot and software development. I know my way around different browsers. I know how to restart a computer.

I learned a ton of things during my time in CNET.

I very seldom worry about other systems. I concentrate pretty fully on just making Linux the best I can.

I would be better at my job if I were technical.

As digital equipment replaces the jobs of routine workers and lower-level professionals, technicians are needed to install, monitor, repair, test, and upgrade all the equipment.

I have been a systems engineer, systems administrator, a senior adviser for the Central Intelligence Agency, a solutions consultant and a telecommunications information systems officer.

Technology requires knowledge and expertise more than it requires money.

I'm not an IT expert myself.

See, unlike most hackers, I get little joy out of figuring out how to install the latest toy.

I work on OpenBSD fulltime, as the project leader. I set some directions, increase communication between the developers, and try to be involved in nearly every aspect of the base system.

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 look like a geeky hacker, but I don't know anything about computers.

We've had such thorough training, we've had an excellent team on the ground. With the minor glitches that have occurred, we've been able to take care of them. And the teams on the ground are getting tons of incredible data.

I'm not a computer person at all. I only know how to turn them on. I'm not a programmer. I couldn't program my way out of a paper bag.

We didn't use the shuttle robot arm before, so this has been a training flow to get ready for that.

Enterprise is hard work. You have to integrate the client with the optimized systems of all the servers and software.

Hosting various versions of my countdown program has kept me extremely busy, and I loved every minute of it.

If you write your own tools, you can sort of see new things, design new things.

Organizations spend hundreds of hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars installing and implementing huge servers, new Web sites and applications. They have to continue to do that, but they also have to clean up the mess of the '90s.

There is a constant need for new systems and new software.

Much of the real computer talent today is concentrated in the private sector.