Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.
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Linus Torvalds
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About Linus Torvalds
Linus Benedict Torvalds is a Finnish and American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel since 1991. He also created the distributed version control system Git.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Linus TorvaldsThe cyberspace earnings I get from Linux come in the format of having a Network of people that know me and trust me, and that I can depend on in return.
The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it.
Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.
That's what makes Linux so good: you put in something, and that effort multiplies. It's a positive feedback cycle.
In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.
Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.
Shareware tends to combine the worst of commercial software with the worst of free software.
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