The famous post, i have seen it quoted so many times.
So here it is in the flesh, posted by Linus Benedict Torvalds himself to comp.os.minix, 08:53:28 PST 5th October 2001.
Subject: Free minix-like kernel sources for 386-AT
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&th=8ed1169d0 b48c9b8&rnum=2
I use balsa for email.
I use gmc (not nautilus yet) for file browsing.
Why do these three tasks always have to be made into one huge application that has to take over your computer?
The famous post, i have seen it quoted so many times. So here it is in the flesh, posted by Linus Benedict Torvalds himself to comp.os.minix, 08:53:28 PST 5th October 2001. Subject: Free minix-like kernel sources for 386-AT http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&th=8ed1169d0 b48c9b8&rnum=2