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Most of the good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program.

Most of the 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
Fun, Work, Program
"First Monday Interview with Linus Torvalds: What motivates free software developers?". Interview with Rishab Aiyer Ghosh, firstmonday.org. March 2, 1998.

People who are doing things for fun do things the right way by themselves.

Linus Torvalds
Fun, People, Way
Source: www.ru.j-npcs.org

I'd argue that everybody wants to do something that matters, and the fact that Linux has had a huge impact on the tech market and is used virtually everywhere is obviously very personally satisfying. I think programming is fun, and the community around the kernel is great, but a project has to be relevant too.

Linus Torvalds
Fun, Thinking, Impact
"A Conversation With Linus Torvalds, Who Built The World's Most Robust Operating System And Gave It Away For Free". Interview with Dylan Love, www.businessinsider.com. June 7, 2014.

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