Comments on: The Man Behind Ubuntu: Talking with Mark Shuttleworth http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/ Open Source, Open Standards Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:47:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: madmod http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5528 madmod Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5528 Just a quick note of thanks to Mark Shuttleworth. My "Windows" world is gradually moving over to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. What a nice breath of fresh air Ubuntu is! Thanks Mark for making Ubuntu such a neat platform to get my work done. Just a quick note of thanks to Mark Shuttleworth. My “Windows” world is gradually moving over to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. What a nice breath of fresh air Ubuntu is! Thanks Mark for making Ubuntu such a neat platform to get my work done.

]]> By: bobberm http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5529 bobberm Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5529 Mark: thanks for Ubuntu! I have tried many other Linux ( and Unix ) distros, but the recent 8.04 is lovely. I have a setup with dual monitors and the bird looks great on the desktop. Keep up the effort, we have converted dozens of computers to Ubuntu and I try to spread the word. ;-) Bob Mark: thanks for Ubuntu! I have tried many other Linux ( and Unix ) distros, but the recent 8.04 is lovely. I have a setup with dual monitors and the bird looks great on the desktop. Keep up the effort, we have converted dozens of computers to Ubuntu and I try to spread the word. ;-) Bob

]]> By: noob http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5530 noob Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5530 Another shout out to Mark and all at Cononical, and related/sister/partner companies. I have taken time out of an ubuntu build for a relative of mine, this i do to spread the word of open source,which means, Ubuntu, (or in this case, Edubuntu.) Like Madmod above says, my windows world has also receeded and is now fading, Thank You. Another shout out to Mark and all at Cononical, and related/sister/partner companies. I have taken time out of an ubuntu build for a relative of mine, this i do to spread the word of open source,which means, Ubuntu, (or in this case, Edubuntu.) Like Madmod above says, my windows world has also receeded and is now fading, Thank You.

]]> By: bgeddy http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5531 bgeddy Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5531 True altruism is a rare and beautiful thing. Kudos to Mark Shuttleworth. True altruism is a rare and beautiful thing. Kudos to Mark Shuttleworth.

]]> By: umoorjani http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5532 umoorjani Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5532 Mark...what can I say..Thanks a million. Your doing alot for the community it's admirable the effort and passion you give back to the community. Hope ur reading this. :) Mark…what can I say..Thanks a million. Your doing alot for the community it’s admirable the effort and passion you give back to the community. Hope ur reading this. :)

]]> By: hhemken http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5533 hhemken Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5533 For all the thousands of Dick Cheneys, Don Rumsfelds, Milton Friedmans, Karl Roves, George Bushes, etc. thank God for the occasional Mark Shuttleworth.<br /> <br /> If only the proportions were reversed... For all the thousands of Dick Cheneys, Don Rumsfelds, Milton Friedmans, Karl Roves, George Bushes, etc. thank God for the occasional Mark Shuttleworth.

If only the proportions were reversed…

]]> By: jlavigne http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5534 jlavigne Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5534 Heck, for all the Bill Gates', Steve Jobs', etc of the world, it is nice to see the occasional Mark Shuttleworth.<br /> <br /> Thanks for all the hard work and altruism, Mark. You have made my home computing environment, and the world, a better place. Heck, for all the Bill Gates’, Steve Jobs’, etc of the world, it is nice to see the occasional Mark Shuttleworth.

Thanks for all the hard work and altruism, Mark. You have made my home computing environment, and the world, a better place.

]]> By: wassuse http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5535 wassuse Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5535 Hi mark! yes kudos and MANY MANY great thanks for ubuntu!. Love It. I dual boot it with xp. Still looking for a way to run a tv card on it. I guess i would have to get a linux compatible chipset.<br /> <br /> I LOVE the effects of beryl eyc that i have on 8.04! I don't have the money for vista either so it is great! Thank god for ubuntu and fireofx!. We just need a ubuntu or ff in the gaming world to conquer our desktop!t<br /> <br /> Congratulations and god speed on the open source future!<br /> <br /> wasim Hi mark! yes kudos and MANY MANY great thanks for ubuntu!. Love It. I dual boot it with xp. Still looking for a way to run a tv card on it. I guess i would have to get a linux compatible chipset.

I LOVE the effects of beryl eyc that i have on 8.04! I don’t have the money for vista either so it is great! Thank god for ubuntu and fireofx!. We just need a ubuntu or ff in the gaming world to conquer our desktop!t

Congratulations and god speed on the open source future!

wasim

]]> By: tanano http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5536 tanano Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5536 Yes, thanks to Mark Shuttleworth. People like him do change the world for the better. Yes, thanks to Mark Shuttleworth. People like him do change the world for the better.

]]> By: penguinboy http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5537 penguinboy Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5537 There is a wealth pool of young minds to entice with alternative resources in this technological age. Keeping there youthful minds interested and on track is the challenge. Providing those children with an opportunity to succeed with what many of us take for granted is blessing. You have many obstacles to hurdle but your persistence will proliferate in the challenge.<br /> <br /> Terry, USA There is a wealth pool of young minds to entice with alternative resources in this technological age. Keeping there youthful minds interested and on track is the challenge. Providing those children with an opportunity to succeed with what many of us take for granted is blessing. You have many obstacles to hurdle but your persistence will proliferate in the challenge.

Terry, USA

]]> By: dcolley2 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5538 dcolley2 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5538 Thanks for Ubuntu Mark. After several abortive attempts early on in my attempted use of Linux, I have found your program to be exactly what I was looking for. So much so I use Ubuntu on my desktop, Kubuntu on my old desktop and Xubuntu on my old laptop. What I find intriguing are the differences between Windows and Ubuntu, not the similarities. I am an old dos line commando and have never embraced the whole Windows culture. Thanks again, keep it up. Thanks for Ubuntu Mark. After several abortive attempts early on in my attempted use of Linux, I have found your program to be exactly what I was looking for. So much so I use Ubuntu on my desktop, Kubuntu on my old desktop and Xubuntu on my old laptop. What I find intriguing are the differences between Windows and Ubuntu, not the similarities. I am an old dos line commando and have never embraced the whole Windows culture. Thanks again, keep it up.

]]> By: agitdd99 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5539 agitdd99 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5539 many thanks to you, Mr. Shuttleworth. You have proved to the world what is worth to give...something precious, something generous. we all will be remembering you as an inspired person ever in our life. a million thanks to you again... many thanks to you, Mr. Shuttleworth. You have proved to the world what is worth to give…something precious, something generous. we all will be remembering you as an inspired person ever in our life. a million thanks to you again…

]]> By: cybe_r_wizard http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5540 cybe_r_wizard Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5540 Great article but perhaps tags would work better were they correctly spelled. Ubuntu, not Unbuntu.<br /> Cybe R. Wizard <br /> Linux User # 126326<br /> Ubuntu User # 2136 Great article but perhaps tags would work better were they correctly spelled. Ubuntu, not Unbuntu.
Cybe R. Wizard
Linux User # 126326
Ubuntu User # 2136

]]> By: dvilla99 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5541 dvilla99 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5541 Great article. I have played with a number of Linux distributions and have found Ubuntu to be very good. I am also embarking on a trip to South Africa as part of a volunteer effort to work with a couple of schools out there and am very excited to read that Mark has done a lot of work in that country. Great article.. Fantastic effort. Great article. I have played with a number of Linux distributions and have found Ubuntu to be very good. I am also embarking on a trip to South Africa as part of a volunteer effort to work with a couple of schools out there and am very excited to read that Mark has done a lot of work in that country. Great article.. Fantastic effort.

]]> By: wolfhlt http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5542 wolfhlt Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5542 Fantastic! The linux that I have waited for! Hats off to you, mate! I have passed my copy about and convinced several of my mates to try it, and they ended up loading it, saying goodbye to Windows!! I would hope in the near future that more hardware drivers become available. It seems that some hardware manufacturers are somewhat reluctant to take the plunge, Lexmark in my case being one of them.Well done nonetheless! Fantastic! The linux that I have waited for! Hats off to you, mate! I have passed my copy about and convinced several of my mates to try it, and they ended up loading it, saying goodbye to Windows!! I would hope in the near future that more hardware drivers become available. It seems that some hardware manufacturers are somewhat reluctant to take the plunge, Lexmark in my case being one of them.Well done nonetheless!

]]> By: ravindukelum http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5543 ravindukelum Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5543 Mark you are great you will be remembered forever for the sake of your contribution towards making FOSS concept alive and pioneering great Ubuntu project. Mark you are great you will be remembered forever for the sake of your contribution towards making FOSS concept alive and pioneering great Ubuntu project.

]]> By: jrickard http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5544 jrickard Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5544 Ubuntu fan over here. Why was it virtually left unmentioned in the article?<br /> <br /> Jack Rickard Ubuntu fan over here. Why was it virtually left unmentioned in the article?

Jack Rickard

]]> By: genghiskhat http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5545 genghiskhat Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/6385/#comment-5545 Once a project is mature and known enough that the successful collaboration on a great project is its own reward for the developers, the systemic challenges to viability are smaller. I think that's why it was out of the scope of this article.<br /> <br /> I think Mark Shuttleworth is attempting to set up a framework for open-source style collaboration among groups who have not traditionally thought in that way. He wants to learn what constraints treachers and students live under, reinforce the feeling among students and educators that they are not alone, and to encourage approaches in teaching outside of the current educational mainstream by ensuring that the results of one teacher's 24 week experiment will be useful to potentialy 3,000,000 children, not 30. The social rewards of risk taking are much better that way. In the US, the benefits of teaching analytical thinking have to be weighed against the potential drop in test scores caused by not drilling the students to the standardized end-of-grade tests! Once a project is mature and known enough that the successful collaboration on a great project is its own reward for the developers, the systemic challenges to viability are smaller. I think that’s why it was out of the scope of this article.

I think Mark Shuttleworth is attempting to set up a framework for open-source style collaboration among groups who have not traditionally thought in that way. He wants to learn what constraints treachers and students live under, reinforce the feeling among students and educators that they are not alone, and to encourage approaches in teaching outside of the current educational mainstream by ensuring that the results of one teacher’s 24 week experiment will be useful to potentialy 3,000,000 children, not 30. The social rewards of risk taking are much better that way. In the US, the benefits of teaching analytical thinking have to be weighed against the potential drop in test scores caused by not drilling the students to the standardized end-of-grade tests!

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