Linus to the hardware manufacturers that refuse to release the specifications of their hardware so they could operate with the Linux kernel.
• Torvalds, Linus (2007-08-22), Linus Torvalds talks future of Linux, retrieved: 2007-08-22
• Torvalds, Linus (2007-08-22), Linus Torvalds talks future of Linux, retrieved: 2007-08-22
“
Is "I hope you all die a painful death" too strong?
— Linus Torvalds
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Is "I hope you all die a painful death" too strong?" in the context of "Linus to the hardware manufacturers that refuse to release the specifications of their hardware so they could operate with the Linux kernel.
• Torvalds, Linus (2007-08-22), Linus Torvalds talks future of Linux, retrieved: 2007-08-22" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Linus Torvalds" (Quotes, 2000s, 2007)
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
About Linus Torvalds
Linus Benedict Torvalds (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish-American computer programmer, best known as the creator of the Linux kernel.
About Linus Torvalds
Linus Benedict Torvalds (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish-American computer programmer, best known as the creator of the Linux kernel.
View all quotes →