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The Ubuntu Welfare Program
Community Center
14 Years Ago
by khess
… money pit for South African entrepreneur, [URL="http://www.
markshuttleworth
.com"]Mark Shuttleworth[/URL] via his commercial support and…
Canonical CTO Matt Zimmerman Speaks
Hardware and Software
Linux and Unix
13 Years Ago
by khess
… the Ubuntu Linux distribution, upcoming releases, [URL="http://www.
markshuttleworth
.com"]Mark Shuttleworth[/URL]'s vision and his position…
Re: The Ubuntu Welfare Program
Community Center
14 Years Ago
by dandart
He's bloody rich and is doing it for the thrill.
Re: The Ubuntu Welfare Program
Community Center
14 Years Ago
by zelrik
In case you didnt know, Canonical is protitable. So that makes the discussion pointless.
Re: The Ubuntu Welfare Program
Community Center
14 Years Ago
by khess
How would one know if it's profitable or not?
Re: The Ubuntu Welfare Program
Community Center
14 Years Ago
by rochestersoftex
I'm not sure what the point of your blog entry is, other than to point out that Shuttleworth has the money to go to the ISS... Canonical may turn a profit... Or it may not. "How long can anyone keep pumping money into a project that might not ever turn a profit?"... Until they run out of money, or until they decide not to. What …
Re: The Ubuntu Welfare Program
Community Center
14 Years Ago
by jimwelchok
If you look at "who we are" on Canonical, most Bio's say: "Based in London", including Mark! DistroWatch lists origin as: Isle of Man (UK Crown Dependency).
Re: The Ubuntu Welfare Program
Community Center
14 Years Ago
by brubuntu
I'm probably not as well informed as other readers (my first comment on first read article) but if Ubuntu is a significant part of the Open Source community (I think it is) it would seem that profit is more of a personal option/preference for anyone involved with Ubuntu including Shuttleworth. If the current construct he has is working and …
Re: The Ubuntu Welfare Program
Community Center
14 Years Ago
by timinski
Hello zelrik, How do you know that Canonical is profitable? This may be the case however I'm curious what is your source from which this claim is made. Cheers!
Re: The Ubuntu Welfare Program
Community Center
14 Years Ago
by bart.nicolotti
Hello, not to be polemic, but up to my knowledge, Windows Vista cost has been esteemed of: 10'000'000'000 USD: [url]http://lvlug.org/pipermail/lvlug/2006-December/028748.html[/url] The result is one operating system that one third of the user replace with the previous version [url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/19/…
Re: The Ubuntu Welfare Program
Community Center
14 Years Ago
by as901
Perhaps you have been pro Bush for too long? The concept of charity is not to make money. The idea is to help another human being. It is sad that you cannot see this. Mark Heinemann
Re: The Ubuntu Welfare Program
Community Center
14 Years Ago
by tarkus
I doubt that I am alone in sensing some xenophobia here! In any case South African corporate law isn't significantly different from US corporate law, in that companies whose stock is publicly traded have to disclose all financial information, while those that are privately owned don't have to disclose quite as much. However, to set your mind more …
Re: Canonical CTO Matt Zimmerman Speaks
Hardware and Software
Linux and Unix
13 Years Ago
by mrvertigo27
ooh, good i'll be in the market for a laptop right about that time!
Re: Canonical CTO Matt Zimmerman Speaks
Hardware and Software
Linux and Unix
13 Years Ago
by khess
You can already get a good Linux-based laptop from Lemote or from System76.
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