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Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 3 comments
Forbes.com; By Matthew Rand 		Mail this story
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Mark Shuttleworth is rich enough to cause some havoc in the feel-good Linux community. In January 2000, at the peak of the dot-com bubble, Shuttleworth sold his South African security software firm, Thawte, to VeriSign for $700 million in stock. Shuttleworth cashed out almost immediately, walking away with the entire purchase price, just as VeriSign's stock began its rapid descent. “Life has been kind to me,” he says.

[Its for all those who have no idea what Linux is, but its nice to see in a mainstream media source. - Scott]

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Comments (3)

dek ·
It's also nice to see a Forbes review on Gnu / Linux that wasn't done by the non-estimable Dan Lyons! Could have knocked me over with a feather when I read the review!
techiem2 ·
Yeah, nice overall, but it does give the impression that Ubuntu is the only distro out there that doesn't require a support contract.
Quoting: The world already has several “free” versions of the open-source Linux operating system, but Shuttleworth’s version, called Ubuntu, undercuts them all on price--and works better, according to many respected sources.
jimf ·
Looks like a bit of disinformation if you ask me... More of the Shuttleworth / Ubuntite advertising machine?

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