There is an interaction between changes that happen in technology, changes in economics, and changes in society. The software industry is at the heart of these fundamental economic and social changes. More than any other time in history, software matters. In his keynote speech at the 2008 O'Reilly Media Open Source Convention (OSCON), Ubuntu founder and Open Source guru Mark Shuttleworth discusses how free software is the best way to drive wealth-creating opportunities.

The vision to build a global platform that is free software, feely available, has powered Ubuntu’s success since its founding in 2004. Founder, Mark Shuttleworth, expands on the vision for the next three years to build a platform that is commercially successful and the foundation for an entire industry.

When Mark Shuttleworth formed Ubuntu, he had something different in mind for the Linux desktop. Even the name for the new distribution demonstrated a new perspective. Ubuntu, which is an African word meaning 'I am what I am because of who we all are', bro

Ubuntu users and developers are passionate about it, almost on a religious level. Matt Asay argues that they must also remain pure. He describes the ten commandments of open source and how they relate to Ubuntu. He presents his points with examples from b

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Mark Shuttleworth founded the Ubuntu project in 2004 with the aim of producing a free, high quality desktop OS. In this presentation Mark outlines the core values of the Ubuntu project and his vision for it's future.