An infographic about how Linux evolved over two decades

Dec 24, 2013 05:31 GMT  ·  By

In this short article we want to remind everyone how Linux evolved over two decades, thanks to an infographic posted by the Linux Foundation two years ago to mark the 20th anniversary of Linux.

You don't need to read the rest of the article, just click the image above and study the evolution of Linux, to see how many developers were working on the Linux kernel in 1992 and how many in 2010, or see how many supercomputers were running Linux in 1998 and how many in 2011.

The infographic above will also give you an insight about how many personal computers have been shipped with Linux worldwide since 1994, how many Internet users were in 1995 and how many in 2010, how many Linux powered cell phones have been sold worldwide since 1997, or how many lines of code Linux kernel gained since 1995.

Also, the infographic shows how Ubuntu became the most used Linux distribution in 2011, followed by Fedora/Red Hat and Arch Linux, based on the data from a survey of registered LinuxCon attendees in 2011. Let's hope that Linux will evolve much faster in the upcoming years and that, thanks to major companies like Canonical and Valve, it will be the number one choice for all home users by 2020.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!