Genesis of an operating system

It was August 25, 1991, when Linus Torvalds announced on a Usenet group dedicated to Minix that he was working on "a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like GNU) for 386(486) AT clones." That embryonic project has become Linux, an operating system that today, with the exception of PCs and Macs, underpins countless devices and servers worldwide.

From hobby to global infrastructure

The history of Linux demonstrates how a personal project, born almost as a game, can evolve into a fundamental element of the global technological infrastructure. Its open source nature and the collaboration of a vast community of developers have contributed significantly to its success and widespread adoption.