Comments on: A Linux start-up on the path to profits

newsmaker Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth is ready for Ubuntu to make the leap from the desktop to the server room.

[Blito]

Automanaged Serverites

Linux is for the server but can be great for the desktop too in certain more communal situations like a school or office that relies heavily on autoupdates etc. Not allot of individual freedom to download and maintain software that is not christened by the Linux repository.

UNIX was made that way in the first place. So yah they could make a lot of money on the server and the desktop as well as we see with the OLPC program. But as far as THE desktop NO as these so called desktop Linux distributions are still heavily geared toward community reliance within a larger more moderated SERVER systems.

Maybe that could change one day but probably not with POSIX 'muti-standard' heavy systems.

[City_Of_LA]

I know Mark

Went to UCT with him in the 90's but he dropped out to become a multi-millionaire and we all obtained specialised degrees to become little b****** for the corporate world. I remember him as an insanely smart, very passionate and fun guy to be around with.

[kevinclosson]

Yippie, another distribution

We need another 20 or 30 rebranded Linux distributions out there. Hey, who were the Venture Capitalists that funced burning-piles-of-cash.com?

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[Blond37]

another bad distribution

where do i start to say how HORRIBLE this software is? with ubuntu 606 my wireless key board worked fine, even right from the live cd. with U704, nope.. EVERYTIME i reboot i gotta use a serial keyboard and mouse, boot up the pc and then reconnect the wireless keyboard. there's no good software for linux- so say good bye to old faves like quicken, any of your face password managers, and outlook. (ok you can still use firefox and emule aka amule).. oh and connecting hard drives, formating them and getting them to "mount" on start up- better have gone to MIT in Cambridge. playing dvd's? ha.. THREE WEEKS and i still cant. and just in case you decide you dont want to use linux anymore- sorry it messed up my drives and boot disks so now i'm stuck with it and cant go back to windows--- google uninstall ubuntu its well documented.

[Blond37]

linux ubuntu wins my award 4 worse software of 2007

where do i start to say how HORRIBLE this software is? with ubuntu 606 my wireless key board worked fine, even right from the live cd. with U704, nope.. EVERYTIME i reboot i gotta use a serial keyboard and mouse, boot up the pc and then reconnect the wireless keyboard. there's no good software for linux- so say good bye to old faves like quicken, any of your face password managers, and outlook. (ok you can still use firefox and emule aka amule).. oh and connecting hard drives, formating them and getting them to "mount" on start up- better have gone to MIT in Cambridge. playing dvd's? ha.. THREE WEEKS and i still cant. and just in case you decide you dont want to use linux anymore- sorry it messed up my drives and boot disks so now i'm stuck with it and cant go back to windows--- google uninstall ubuntu its well documented.