In many cases, the user interface to a program is the most important part for a commercial company: whether the programs works correctly or not seems to be secondary. Linus Torvalds
Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program. Linus Torvalds
People enjoy the interaction on the Internet, and the feeling of belonging to a group that does something interesting: that's how some software projects are born. Linus Torvalds
Programmers are in the enviable position of not only getting to do what they want to, but because the end result is so important they get paid to do it. There are other professions like that, but not that many. Linus Torvalds
The 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. Linus Torvalds
The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies. Linus Torvalds
