Linux was developed by Linus Torvalds, a Finnish student. Linus started developing Linux as a personal project in the year 1991. Linux was created so that it could be an alternative to the then used operating system, MS-DOS and could be used free. Linus created Linux so that he could use his computer with more easily and with very less restrictions. However Linux is a kernel.
In order to know if a country is in its golden age, you need to know about its future, specifically whether or not it will perform worse than it currently does.
