2012年 Linus Torvalds 在 Aalto University Center 接受提問時曾說過: "I started Linux as a desktop operating system. And it's the only area where Linux hasn't completely taken over. That just annoys the hell out of me. " 粗略翻成中文,是說「我一開始是把 Linux 用作桌面作業系統的。不過桌面是至今 Linux 唯一還未全面主宰的領域。那真的是讓我非常煩擾。」 2016年8月,時值 Linux 誕生 25 週年,Linus 接受 CIO 訪問 時說: "Despite the fact that I'm known for sometimes not being very polite to some of the desktop UI people, because I want to get my work done. Pretty is not my primary thing. I actually am very happy with the Linux desktop, and I started the project for my own needs, and my needs are very much fulfilled. That's why, to me, it's not a failure. I would obviously love for Linux to take over that world too, but it turns out it's a really hard area to enter. I'm still working on it. It's been 25 years. I can do this for another 25. I'll wear them down." 中文意思大略是「雖然大家都知道有時候我對一些桌面 UI 的人講話不是很客氣,但那是因...