I don't respect people unless I think they deserve the respect. There are people who think that respect is something that should be given, and I happen to be one of the people who is perfectly happy saying no; respect should be earned. And without being earned, you don't get it. It's really that simple.


Daniel Gillmore, Ana Guerrerero López (23 February 2014), DebConf 14: Q&A with Linus Torvalds, Youtube/Google, 14min35.

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I don't respect people unless I think they deserve the respect. There are people who think that respect is something that should be given, and I...

I don't respect people unless I think they deserve the respect. There are people who think that respect is something that should be given, and I...

I don't respect people unless I think they deserve the respect. There are people who think that respect is something that should be given, and I...

I don't respect people unless I think they deserve the respect. There are people who think that respect is something that should be given, and I...