[benwr]

"I like offending people, because I think the people who get offended should be offended."

[sho_hn]

One for the ages. Added to Wikiquote: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds#2012

[faragon]

Link to the source (Aalto Talk with Linus Torvalds): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MShbP3OpASA&t=61m28s

I've found it while watching the video after the "fuck you nVidia" discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4121698

Edit: Actual quote: "I like offending people, because I think people who get offended should be offended" (without the "the" before "people").