Far Eastern Economic Review: Interview: Linus Torvalds Feb 17, 2000, 16 :18 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (4028 reads) (Other stories by G. Pierre Goad)
"On Linux in Asia:"
"One of the things that I think is the most
important about Linux is people get to do what
they want with it. This is important, especially in
Asia. Finally you can have real Asian software
companies doing their own work."
"I talked to some engineers from Malaysia and
some from Korea. What kind of surprised me was
these people were really excited about Linux.
They said that they could finally actually control
their own destiny and that made them feel much
more proud about what they did. I find that to be
very encouraging from both a social viewpoint and
also obviously from an egotistical viewpoint...."
"On Linux as a tool to spur software development in China:"
"It certainly is a possibility. It's not a done deal
and maybe something else comes along. But right
now I think Linux is one of the strongest ways for
countries like China to get their software
industries up and running."
