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I started Linux as a desktop operating system. And it's the only area where Linux hasn't completely taken over. That just annoys the hell out of me.
— Linus Torvalds, Aalto University Center, 2012

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We all know Linux is great... it does infinite loops in 5 seconds.
— Linus Torvalds,

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See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too.
— Linus Torvalds,

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...you might as well skip the Xmas celebration completely, and instead sit in front of your linux computer playing with the all-new-and-improved linux kernel version.
— Linus Torvalds,

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I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.
— Linus Torvalds, Torvalds, Linus (1991-08-25). Post. news:comp.os.minix. Google Groups. Archived from the original on unknown. Retrieved on 2006-08-28. This was the launch of Linux. Found at Wikiquote

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