linux
Shuttleworth Steps Down as Canonical CEO
Filed in archive Misc by jeff goldman on December 19, 2009
Shuttleworth Steps Down as Canonical CEO
© Joi

Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth recently announced that he's stepping down as CEO of the company, handing the reins to current COO Jane Silber.


"Shuttleworth will not be leaving the company, but taking on a role similar to Bill Gates' in his last years at Microsoft," writes The Inquirer's Paul Taylor. "Shuttleworth said his new position will let him enjoy what he likes doing most at the company and, considering his critiism about the lack of focus in Linux development, it seems like the job should suit him."


"Shuttleworth said that he'll be spending more of his time with Asian hardware partners and that Ubuntu is looking forward to gaining more of the desktop market with its own Ubuntu offering 'right under Windows 7's nose," writes Computerworld's Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. "Put these comments together, and I think he'll be working on getting more vendors, especially outside the U.S., to invest in pre-installed Linux laptops and desktops."


More here from ZDNet ... and more here from CNET News.




Permalink: Shuttleworth Steps Down as Canonical CEO
Tags: Mark  Shuttleworth  Canonical  Jane  Silber  CEO  COO  Ubuntu  Linux  linux  steps+down 
Trackback: http://publish.creative-weblogging.com/publish/mt-tb.pl/168722
img Addthis img Ask img Blinklist img del.icio.us img Digg img Fark img Facebook img Google img Lycos img Ma.gnolia Add this page to Mister Wong Mr Wong img Netscape img Netvousz img Newsvine img Reddit img StumbleUpon img Slashdot img Tailrank img Technorati img Wink img Yahoo

Vote for Shuttleworth Steps Down as Canonical CEO:

  • Currently 8.25/10
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
Rating: 8.25 out of 4 vote(s) cast.
 
Subscribe
Share It
RSSrss
See all blog subscribe options
Google google
What is RSS?
Yahoo! yahoo
Addthis Subscribe using any feed reader!
Bloglines Bloglines
Newsletter

TwitterFollow us on Twitter!