“Obsessing about things is important, and things really do matter, but if you can't let go of them, you'll end up crazy.”

— Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds - Slashdot Interview, Torvalds, Linus, 2012-10-11, 2012-10-11 http://meta.slashdot.org/story/12/10/11/0030249/linus-torvalds-answers-your-questions, <br class="br">2010s, 2012

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