Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Back in 1991, a 21-year-old student named Linus Torvalds shared a small operating system project with the world, never imagining it would power billions of devices decades later. Today, Linux runs over 3 billion Android phones and dominates everything from cloud systems to 100 percent of the world’s fastest supercomputers. What started as 10,000 lines of code became the backbone of modern technology through open collaboration. What does this story make you think about the power of sharing ideas freely?
Back in 1991, a 21-year-old student named Linus Torvalds shared a small operating system project with the world, never imagining it would power billions of devices decades later. Today, Linux runs over 3 billion Android phones and dominates everything from cloud systems to 100 percent of the world’s fastest supercomputers. What started as 10,000 lines of code became the backbone of modern technology through open collaboration. What does this story make you think about the power of sharing ideas freely?
