Exactly 35 years ago, Linus Torvalds, then a Finnish graduate student, drafted a brief note introducing a hobby operating system he was starting. According to ZDNet, in his initial message to the community, Torvalds described the project as just a hobby that would not be big. The operating system was also nearly named "Freax" before becoming widely known as Linux.
Torvalds' modest note from 35 years ago marked a starting point that permanently changed the world of technology. Although originally conceived as a small personal experiment, the subsequent growth of Linux turned it into a foundational component of global computing infrastructure, demonstrating the profound reach that can emerge from a personal hobby project.