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Ubuntu
Microsoft are well-known for providing heavily subsidised versions of
their software for use in the developing world, but for a society where
any money is best spent on basics, software that’s completely free is a
bonus.


Ubuntu is a version of the free open source operating system Linux.
Developed by Mark Shuttleworth, it comes with a range of software, like
office programs, email, a web browser and a media player. In fact Intel is
working with the Ubuntu community to develop a version of the OS for
mobile devices.

Shuttleworth told us why he'd decided to adopt Ubuntu:

"I fund Ubuntu because you can create businesses using Linux in South
Afica, which I didn’t think it was possible to create with proprietary
alternatives. [The] infrastructure [here is] not network-centric enough,
not reliable enough.

"I’m a geek. What if I could bring software to a much wider audience? To
everyone. To do this we needed to make Linux easy to use, a pleasure to
use."

Linux has a reputation, though of not being that easy to use. Shuttleworth
disagrees.

"In many cases it’s because you’ve got people trying to do complicated
things.

"Let’s not beat up on Linux. It is in fact very easy to use, especially if
you’ve never used anything else. We’ve seen great results in Brazil, for
example, where huge deployments of Linux have been done in schools and in
community centres. It’s people’s first experience in technology and they
love it. They very quickly figure out how to do the things that they’re
interested in doing."

In order to make Ubuntu more user friendly they have introduced "more
everyday processes, extending battery life for laptops, being smarter
about wireless networking. Give people a very smooth user-type experience.
We aim to be between Mac and Window$ – the best of both worlds, freely
available globally."


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