Ubuntu Founder

[curuxz]

I herd somewhere that some rich south afircan guy founded ubuntu and gave it a shed load of cash (hence free disks) is this true and do the founders of ubuntu use the forum. How connected are the community and management ?

Just wondering :)

[prizrak]

LOL yes it is true Mark Shuttleworth founded the Shuttleworth Foundation (a charitable organization) as well as Canonical (the company behind Ubuntu) and set up funds (investments, bonds, crap like that) for both of them to ensure their survival regardless of his own.
The forums aren't maintained by the official Ubuntu people but the devs do get on here once in a while.

[poofyhairguy]

I herd somewhere that some rich south afircan guy founded ubuntu and gave it a shed load of cash (hence free disks) is this true and do the founders of ubuntu use the forum. How connected are the community and management ?

Just wondering :)

Here is more info on him:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shuttleworth

And here is he on the forum:

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=13307

[matthew]

One more good link...from his hand.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarkShuttleworth

[curuxz]

thanks for the links, i did not know it was him who founded ubuntu, tho i have herd of him in relation to space travel, intresting reading tho shame he does not seem to be very active on the forum would be nice to see the high flyers mingle more with us towns foke ;)

[earobinson]

Just a note that this is not the place to report bugs, bugzilla is the place for that!

[curuxz]

*looks around the room for other people laughing.....nope dont think so*

Huh?....bugzilla....I say again Huh?

sorry you lost me buddy

[matthew]

*looks around the room for other people laughing.....nope dont think so*

Huh?....bugzilla....I say again Huh?

sorry you lost me buddyLook at the upper right hand corner of every page on this site and you will find a link titled Ubuntu Bugzilla (https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/)

[hillbilly]

I guess curuxz didnt understand what bugzilla had to do with this thread ;) !! Same case with me !!

[matthew]

I guess curuxz didnt understand what bugzilla had to do with this thread ;) !! Same case with me !!After re-reading the thread I realize I should have been paying more attention to the whole thread and not just the newest post before my most recent reply...that said, I see what you mean.

Maybe earobinson was thinking the reference would help spread an understanding of how one could communicate thoughts and opinions directly to developers since they don't tend to hang out here?

[gosh]

Just a note that this is not the place to report bugs, bugzilla is the place for that!

rofl

[imagine]

Shuttleworth, as the rest of the "management" as you called it, is active on the mailing lists and on IRC.
http://ubuntu.com/community/lists

[earobinson]

Maybe earobinson was thinking the reference would help spread an understanding of how one could communicate thoughts and opinions directly to developers since they don't tend to hang out here?

Yes that is what I was getting at sorry for the bad post. Yes mark has an account on this site but he is ol very often at all the same goes most of the dev's

Thanks Matthew for helping to explain

[curuxz]

i get you now. Shame there is not a bigger forum uptake by the ubuntu devs but i guess they are busy code'in. :D just would be nice to speak to em ocationaly so where things are headin

[earobinson]

the ubuntu devs are very open (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FeatureSpecifications),