Linux began as a personal project by Linus Torvalds in 1991 and has grown into a critical infrastructure of modern computing. Jonathan Corbet noted that despite various global challenges over three decades, such as economic crises and the COVID pandemic, the kernel's growth has remained steady. The radical openness of Linux development invites contributions from anyone, which is a key factor in its sustained popularity and evolution, contrasting with the more exclusive development of other Unix-like systems.
"We are up to just over 40 million lines of code at this point. It's fair to say that, indeed, Linux has become big and professional."
"If you look at this line, it's really monotonically upward. It's always increasing. We're always building on the kernel, despite the fact that a lot of things were happening in the world over these three decades."
"Unlike the centralized, exclusive development of other Unix-like systems, now largely forgotten, Linux welcomed contributions from anyone willing to submit code."
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