Software is like sex; it's better when it's free.

Nobody should start to undertake a large project. You start with a small _trivial_ project, and you should never expect it to get large. If you do, you'll just overdesign and generally think it is more important than it likely is at that stage. Or worse, you might be scared away by the sheer size of the work you envision. So start small, and think about the details. Don't think about some big picture and fancy design. If it doesn't solve some fairly immediate need, it's almost certainly over-designed. And don't expect people to jump in and help you. That's not how these things work. You need to get something half-way _useful_ first, and then others will say "hey, that _almost_ works for me", and they'll get involved in the project.

Talk is cheap. Show me the code.

The Linux philosophy is 'laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong one. 'Do it yourself'. That's it.

I'm really not a very nice person. I can say "I don't care" with a straight face, and really mean it.

We all know Linux is great…it does infinite loops in 5 seconds.

Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely unintentional side effect.

It's one of those rare "perfect" kernels. So if it doesn't happen to compile with your config (or it does compile, but then does unspeakable acts of perversion with your pet dachshund), you can rest easy knowing that it's all your own d*mn fault, and you should just fix your evil ways.

Ok, I admit it. I was just a front-man for the real fathers of Linux, the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus.

The memory management on the PowerPC can be used to frighten small children.

Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow. Also known as Linus's Law.

My personal opinion of Mach is not very high. Frankly, it's a piece of crap. It contains all the design mistakes you can make, and even managed to make up a few of its own.

Modern PCs are horrible. ACPI is a complete design disaster in every way. But we're kind of stuck with it. If any Intel people are listening to this and you had anything to do with ACPI, shoot yourself now, before you reproduce. 2003.

If you still don't like it, that's ok: that's why I'm boss. I simply know better than you do.

If you need more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed anyway, and should fix your program.