Making a Difference; Selling a Difference

Posted by freethinker on Sep 23, 2010 5:55 AM EDT
Ubuntu User; By Marcel Gagne
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See the difference? A few days ago, Mark Shuttleworth took some time to address critics who scoff at Canonical's contributions to GNOME and the Linux kernel itself by sharing his thoughts on the subject in his personal blog. The post, titled "Reflections on Ubuntu, Canonical and the march to free software adoption", reflecting on Canonical and Ubuntu's contributions to the world of free and open source software. There are a couple of interesting stories, some obvious rationalization, some genuine insights, and more than a few nods to the various forces that come together to create a Linux distribution.

Mark Shuttleworth took some time to address his critics in a recent blog post, arguing that Canonical does in fact contribute a great deal, even if that contribution isn't code. Maybe he's right.

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