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More Ubuntu fun. Podcast from Mark Shuttleworth

May 7, 2006 on 8:11 pm | In ad hoc |

Here (.mp3 25Mb, .ogg 21Mb) is an interesting talk with Mark Shuttleworth, the founder and funder of the Ubuntu project. It provides some interesting insights into the direction of the project and Shuttleworth’s vision for free software in general. He make it quite clear the Ubuntu with Gnome, and Kubuntu (Ubuntu + KDE) are equal citizens and will be promoted, developed and funded as a such. My person favorite moment is when the German interviewer almost spits on the ground while asking why Gnome is the default desktop instead of KDE.

In particular, his observations on DRM and the fear/failure of the music industry with respect to Apple Music Store are insightful and well formed. Enjoy!

Original post from netzpolitik, as well as a transcript. For those of us that don’t speak German, use this link.