Mark Shuttleworth Talks Dell, Hardware, Ubuntu 7.10 & More
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. In addition to Ubuntu he also established HBD Venture Capital and is involved with several other free software projects. Earlier today we had spoke with Mark Shuttleworth to discuss the latest happenings in the Ubuntu world including Dell shipping Ubuntu PCs, getting open-source drivers from hardware vendors, and what is coming down the road for Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon.
Phoronix: Mark, thank you for taking the time to answer some of our questions. While most of our readers have likely heard of you from Ubuntu, your space adventure, or Thawte, could you briefly tell us a bit about yourself for those that may not be familiar with you?
Mark Shuttleworth: I am a thirty-three year old South African living in London. I have been a passionate user of Linux since the mid 90's. Thawte was built on Linux and free software and its server-side infrastructure was built using free software. I became very convinced in those days that free software was one of the keys in unlocking the potential of new entrepreneurs around the world.
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