Linux at 35: From a humble hobby to the Internet's backbone, Freax almost happened
On its 35th anniversary, Linux is celebrated as a humble hobby project started by Linus Torvalds, who briefly considered naming it Freax; through early collaborative development, GPLv2 licensing, and growing corporate involvement, Linux has become the backbone of the internet, cloud infrastructure, Android, and supercomputing, with Torvalds continuing to guide its development and embracing AI for bug finding.