Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has been a big part of the much more userfriendly approach Linux has taken over the last few years. Linux has actually become something even the most novice can install and use. In this time Ubuntu has grown to become the largest and most popular Linux distribution of today. Ubuntu was also the first distribution to be shipped preinstalled from a system builder, Dell, to regular consumers. Over at LifeHacker.com they’ve had a chat with The Ubuntu guru Shuttleworth, where we find out a little about his personal preferences when it comes to software, but also get an explanation for the tight release cycle.
He also comments on the games issue with Linux, and says;
“Games are a particularly difficult thing to address on Linux. Obviously that’s less of an issue in a corporate environment or amongst professional developers who may well have multiple computers and have a gaming machine for their own personal use separate from their development machine. It is not something we particularly want to address at this stage. That industry has very specific economics that we can’t really influence.”
There’s a lot more to read in the interview and we really recommend it if want to know more about his views on Linux, the future and problems/solutions to proprietary software and drivers.
:: Ubuntu Founder Mark Shuttleworth on Productivity and Linux
