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Ubuntu's Shuttleworth praises Windows 7, welcomes fight
Source: The Register (UK)

Mark Shuttleworth is looking forward to a good, clean netbook fight with Microsoft following the release of Windows 7. Speaking with The Reg, the founder of popular Linux distro Ubuntu and chief executive of Canonical called Windows 7 a great operating system.

This is not the end of capitalism
Source: markshuttleworth.com

Mark Shuttleworth, the first African in space, discusses his opinions on Capitalism.

Shuttleworth: Python needs to focus on future
Source: heise-online.co.uk

Mark Shuttleworth challenged the Python community to look to future trends for Python's next big opportunity.

Canonical to fund upstream Linux usability improvements
Source: Ars Technica

Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth announced Wednesday that his company, Canonical, will hire professional designers and interaction experts to improve the usability of the Linux desktop software ecosystem.

Ubuntu man challenges open source to out-pretty Apple
Source: The Register (UK)

Billionaire, cosmonaut and founder of the fast-growing Ubuntu Linux distro Mark Shuttleworth dreams impossible dreams. No, not a return to the stars. He believes in something that's far harder for mortal open source engineers to achieve.

Interview: Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu
Source: Guardian Unlimited

In 1999, the South African-born Mark Shuttleworth sold his internet company, Thawte, which provided digital certificates for websites, for more than $500m (£254m).

Mark Shuttleworth : The Art of Release
Source: markshuttleworth.com

An update on the long term plans for Ubuntu release management. 8.04 LTS represented a very significant step forward in our release management thinking.

Ubuntu 'reaping Linux dividend'
Source: BBC News

The public perception of open source software is changing fast, said Mark Shuttleworth, who leads distribution of the Ubuntu operating system (OS). A new version of Ubuntu, a version of the Linux OS, is released on Thursday.

Ubuntu 'reaping Linux dividend'
Source: BBC News

The public perception of open source software is changing fast, said Mark Shuttleworth, who leads distribution of the Ubuntu operating system (OS).

Ubuntu Founder Mark Shuttleworth, Detained at Dulles International Airport
Source: markshuttleworth.com

I have a UK passport by virtue of the fact that my father was born in the UK (mostly by accident - another fun story). So I also know about the visa waiver program - it used to cover me too.

Ubuntu to get visual refresh with Hardy Heron
Source: Ars Technica

Artists and developers participated in a desktop theming specification meeting at the Ubuntu Developer Summit earlier this week. During the meeting, participants made plans for the visual refresh of Hardy Heron, the next major release of the Ubuntu Linux distribution.

Ubuntu goes 3-D
Source: The Register (UK)

The folks at Canonical have started to prepare their servers for downloads of the latest Ubuntu release - 7.10 or "Gutsy Gibbon."

Ubuntu chief bids for prima-donna status
Source: The Register (UK)

I'd like to live in a tub of cream cheese icing. Sadly, that's not an option for me. It is, however, an option for Canonical/Ubuntu head Mark Shuttleworth.

Shuttleworth on gaming, KDE, patents and more
Source: abclinuxu.cz

Another great interview with Shuttleworth.

Ubuntu Founder Mark Shuttleworth on Productivity and Linux
Source: dailydiy.com

Founder of Ubuntu Linux Mark Shuttleworth took time out of his busy schedule to talk with us about email, productivity, travel, web applications, Ubuntu, free software and much more. We asked Shuttleworth what you wanted to know and he gave us the full scoop.

Ubuntu Founder Mark Shuttleworth on Productivity and Linux
Source: Lifehacker

Why does he like Thunderbird better than Evolution if Evolution is what's included? Sheesh. Get rid of Evo and put in Thunderbird.

Dell expands Ubuntu offerings
Source: kevin.vanzonneveld.net

According to Mark Shuttleworth, founder of the Linux distribution Ubuntu, Dell is pleased with the demand for Ubuntu computers. The company has been distributing computers with Ubuntu since May this year and is planning to expand the Linux offerings.

Next Release of Ubuntu LTS Announced
Source: Linux Today

In this morning's first keynote of the Ubuntu Live conference here, Canonical Ltd. founder Mark Shuttleworth announced the next Long Term Support release of Ubuntu.

Is Ubuntu the way forward for Linux?
Source: ITpro.co.uk

IT PRO speaks to Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth about the future for Ubuntu and Linux as a platform. During the last three years Ubuntu has sprung from nothing to become the most popular desktop distribution of Linux. There are good reasons for Ubuntu's success.

Mark Shuttleworth: Prepare for the Shared Software Tidal Wave
Source: technewsworld.com

"I was poor. I was desperate. I wanted to be on this bandwagon of this Internet thing, and I wanted to find a business that wouldn't require large amounts of bandwidth or large amounts of capital. The key was Linux.

Mark Shuttleworth: No negotiations with Microsoft in progress
Source: markshuttleworth.com

There's a rumour circulating that Ubuntu is in discussions with Microsoft aimed at an agreement along the lines they have concluded recently with Linspire, Xandros, Novell etc.

Shuttleworth Urges Linux Patch and Bug Collaboration
Source: linux-watch.com

When Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu founder and CEO of Canonical Ltd., spoke at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit at the Googleplex, he didn't talk about Ubuntu, patents, or hardware vendor partnerships.

Mark Shuttleworth Talks Dell, Hardware, Ubuntu 7.10 & More
Source: phoronix.com

Mark Shuttleworth has flown into space on a Soyuz TM-34 and founded Thawte Consulting that later sold to Verisign for over $500 million, but he is now known most for being the founder and leader of the Ubuntu Linux distribution.

Mark Shuttleworth deserves to be Time Magazine Man of the Year
Source: tribbleagency.com

On the heels of Dell Selling Ubuntu Machines today we should all realize that out of every single threat that Microsoft has faced in the past, now is perhaps the most threatening to them.

Will patents be Microsoft's downfall? - Blogs - ComputerworldUK
Source: computerworlduk.com

The Microsoft – Linux controversy has been stoked further by the assertion that Microsoft will ultimately be the company hardest hit by patent litigation.

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