Ubuntu founder urges Linux desktop to rival Apple

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jul 24, 2008 12:40 AM EDT
Computerworld; By Paul Krill
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Ubuntu Linux founder Mark Shuttleworth urged development of a Linux desktop to rival what Apple Inc. has done and aired a vision of software changing the world. Shuttleworth, speaking at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (Oscon) in Portland, Ore., yesterday, also urged development of a new revenue model to fund free software and set his sights on a services-based mechanism. He also stressed the importance of interoperability with Windows.

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