IDG Contributor Network: How Linux conquered the world without anyone noticing

Twenty-five years ago, on August 25, 1991, a Finnish developer named Linus Torvalds announced a new project. At the time, he believed it wouldn't be as big or as professional as GNU. Fast forward to 2016, and today Linux has conquered the world, without anyone even noticing.Today Linux powers almost the entire Internet. It runs super computers. It runs on smart cars, smart phones, laptops, stock exchanges and embedded devices. Almost everything runs on Linux. The only field yet to be captur