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Linux Kicking Ass
January 27, 2006 ( Development )
A good note got posted at the DevelopmentGateway site on Linux in Africa:
Mark Shuttleworth has distributed for free six million CDs of [Ubuntu]... The 32 year old South African billionaire "has posted these software tools to enthusiasts across the globe, with the goal of planting new ideas of sharing and creating knowledge." ... "I don't know if it is sustainable. At this stage I fund it because I feel it's the right think to do. I owe a lot of my wealth to the fact that Linux was there when I needed it. Linux allowed me to build a business in Cape Town in the midst of the dotcom boom," says Shuttleworth.
That's Damned Cool.
Posted by griffjon at January 27, 2006 07:28 PM
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