Linux from the date of birth, they sought after by developers and the reason is that it's open, that is, within the meaning of open source software, hoping to counter Microsoft's Windows monopoly, we can modify the software according to their own source of ideas code, more of a flow so the network has become global. In these crazy open source enthusiasts were, there are some rich class people, the international open source community has Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth started his trip to Asia, its purpose is not to sell but for Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux in Asia looking for service partners.
Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth is a very magical colors of the figures, South Africa, living in London. 10 years ago he set up the (computer and network) security consulting firm Thawte Consulting, to 575 million U.S. dollars was later sold to VeriSign, but to his great job at their own expense in 2002 was his ride a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, the International Space Station in spent 8 days time. Become a rich man's Shuttleworth, more like is challenging work, and are keen to open source community, July 1, 2005 established the Ubuntu Foundation, and to invest 10 million U.S. dollars for the Foundation.
Debian Ubuntu be a byproduct, is based on Debian Linux, a non-commercial open-source project based on a development version of Sid and developed. The starting point is to make computers easier to use, but it also has a server version, developers are mostly volunteers, Shuttleworth on product development has a strong influence, developers have said that he SABDFL (self-appointed benevolent dictator for life's short, meaning that the self-proclaimed benevolence Cida Jun).
Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth
Ubuntu as an international open source community, the community members and the software industry's success stories all over in Europe, North America, South America and Oceania and other parts of the world. There are at least 386 Linux version is available, and came less than two years, Ubuntu Linux, Linux on one of the world's top the list. In 2005, Ubuntu linux Linux Journal by the U.S. magazine readers voted the most favorite Linux distribution; the same year, OSDL (the international open source organization) of the latest survey shows usage of Ubuntu Desktop linux user linux for all ranks in the first name.
Although Shuttleworth is rich, but he could not vote no-ending money to Ubuntu, so Ubuntu has its own profit model, software life free, the service will take charges form, which is one of the most important aim trip to Asia. In Shuttleworth's eyes, China's Linux software technology has been very mature, but he also pointed out no less than polite, like China's Linux software customized for the Chinese people, did not take into account globalization, in other words, functionally only consider the use of Chinese customs, and not considered foreigners.
In addition, Shuttleworth Linux, the Chinese government attach much appreciated, that the Chinese government for Linux developed a very comprehensive strategy and plan, which is different from India. The Chinese government highly concerned about the progress of open source software, "Eleventh Five-Year" period, the national 863 program will focus on supporting the open source community, and to focus on the desktop operating system, is to become Asia's open source software development and application center. It is learned that to create a software alliance Beijing Software Testing Center of the Ubuntu software functionality and performance in an objective, accurate test results and feedback to the Ubuntu community.
Note: "Ubuntu" means "Humanity to others" (be kind to others) the meaning, Ubuntu to the software industry into the middle of this spirit, more in line with the international free software ideals.