Interview with Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical & Founder of Ubuntu

Mark Shuttleworth joins us on the Destination Linux podcast for an in-depth interview. Mark Shuttleworth is the founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the development of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system. SHOW NOTES ►► https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/mark-shuttleworth-interview/ --- Hosted by: Michael Tunnell = https://michaeltunnell.com Ryan (DasGeek) = https://dasgeekcommunity.com Jill Bryant = https://jilllinuxgirl.com Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store --- SHOW NOTES ►► https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/mark-shuttleworth-interview/ Chapters: 00:00 Interview with Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical / Ubuntu 00:26 Mark's Origin Story of His Journey into Linux 03:08 The Founding of Canonical & Ubuntu 06:44 What Is Most Exciting To You About The Growth Of Open Source? 08:21 Do You Have Any Concerns About The Growth Of Open Source? 09:55 What Role Does Ubuntu Community Play With Shaping Canonical? 12:06 How Do You Deal With The Harsh Criticisms? 15:21 Speaking of Unity DL Crew Share Unity Nostalgia 16:15 Canonical's Key Focus Areas 16:29 Importance of Internet of Things (IOT) 17:52 Details on Canonical's Hardware Partnerships (maybe Framework?) 20:53 Snap Format & The Criticism Around Snaps 25:07 Why Is The Snap Store Closed Source? 28:50 Plans To Improve The Snaps Format 30:03 Mark Learns About Michael's Aversion to Updates 32:02 The Motivation Behind Creating Snaps & Snapd 33:35 Michael Shares The Value of Multi-Distro Packages 34:09 Michael Clarifies His Update Aversion 34:35 Adding BTRFS Support In Ubuntu? 39:06 Mark's Thoughts On AI & Will AI Be Leveraged At Canonical 43:13 The Ethics of AI & Some Experts Wanting AI Expansion Paused 47:06 What Are You Most Proud Of About Canonical? 51:40 What Is It Like To Be In Space?!! 54:34 Lightning Round 56:20 Interview Wrapup --- #Linux #Ubuntu #OpenSource #Podcast