[ubuntu-my] Shuttleworth wants to make money from Ubuntu

Sun Jun 22 05:22:09 BST 2008

On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Pepper Lim <pepperlim at 3people.org> wrote:

> I hope I bring logic and reality to this discussion. In answer to
> Donald's question of how and why Mark Shuttleworth started Ubuntu; the
> short answer is, he wants to give something back after receiving
> something for free. He started his company because he received Debian
> for free and based on Debian, he built and eventually sold his company
> for over $500million. After he completed being a space tourist, he
> pumped in $10million to start Ubuntu and every year he pumps in another
> $10million to keep Ubuntu running. And yes, he has intentions of making
> his money back! Marks says this in many interviews which you can find on
> the Net.
>

Thanks for the article, but i think I know Mark well enough and in any case
I can always ask him directly if I have anything that I would like to
know... I think you might need to learn more about him especially his
background..

>
> "Mr Shuttleworth also has a distant intention, somewhere in the future,
> of recouping some of the $10m a year he funnels into Ubuntu, and trying
> to turn it into some kind of profitable business."
> (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/25/ubuntu_goes_mainstream/)
>

  Let's make it simple, Ok, He wants to make back his money, ok, he funded
10 Million per year...and even if he wants to make money, I think he has
done enough to do it without anyone making a noise.. How about us? How much
we have contributed to think that we deserved to profit from it?

>
> We should follow in the same vein. It takes time and money to get Ubuntu
> to the next level in M'sia. I truly believe we need some funds to get
> Ubuntu to the next level of acceptance. Lets take the example of "fear
> of change". People are typically resistant to change but if we could
> assure new users that there will be adequate support for Ubuntu e.g. a
> phone call or an email, I am sure people will be more convinced to
> install Ubuntu. But who will man the phones and who will answer the
> emails? When I install Ubuntu for my friends, I promise them my tech
> support and it is horrible when they call me at odd hours because they
> can't get a file to open or a movie to run. No matter how tired I am, I
> have to answer their calls and be patient or they will change back to
> Windows.
>

  I thought many of us here have been doing this for FREE? and sometimes
even taking out our own pocket money?

>
> On the other hand, if anyone is able to freely give, then that would be
> most awesome!
>

 This community was built on that idea...

>
>
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> > Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:42:02 +0800
> > From: Donald P Kong <dpkong at pc.jaring.my>
> > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-my] Ubuntu-my Digest, Vol 18, Issue 10
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> > i'm pretty sure from Zarul's many replies, he does not intend to carry
> > on leading this group. judging from the members in the group, there
> > doesn't seem to be much to lead anyway as most here are only looking for
> > commercial profits by joining.
> >
> > i also agree with Zarul that elections for a new leader would not be the
> > best. as Zarul started the group and knows many of the members here, i
> > trust he would select, in his opinion, the most capable leader. i for
> > one would not vote.
> >
> > no one can be sure of Mark Shuttleworth's true reasons for creating
> > Ubuntu. from what i can see, he created the foundation to ensure Ubuntu
> > would not run out of funding. does Canonical profit from Ubuntu?
> >
> > the point Zarul is pushing is that Mark did not start with the idea to
> > make money. he wanted to provide a friendly Linux for users based on one
> > of the best Linux distros. he wanted this new distro to be free. nowhere
> > do i see "make money" in those aims before it even started.
> >
> > at KuchingOSC, we promote Ubuntu and open-source at every opportunity.
> > we join fairs and shows. we go to educational institutions. and we don't
> > do all this "to make money". maybe we look silly to do something for
> > nothing but we want to promote FLOSS and get as many users on it. and
> > this is our contribution back to the community that gave us such a
> > wonderful, free product.
> >
> > some people write code for free, some people help others install Linux
> > for free. if someone uses all these tools and contribute nothing back
> > yet plans to make money from it, you can be sure we will not be
> > supportive.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 2008-06-21 at 12:00 +0100, ubuntu-my-request at lists.ubuntu.com
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:33:34 +0800
> >> From: Pepper Lim <pepperlim at 3people.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-my] Ubuntu-my Digest, Vol 18, Issue 8
> >> To: ubuntu-my at lists.ubuntu.com
> >> Message-ID: <485CA0BE.60104 at 3people.org>
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> >>
> >> This topic thread is getting a "little hot" so I hope everyone will
> >> keep
> >> their cool. We all want what is best for the Linux/Ubuntu community.
> >>
> >> Zarul,
> >> I agree with you - elections is a horrible process. But naming a
> >> successor also has its drawbacks. Would anyone like to volunteer to
> >> lead
> >> the group should all efforts to convince Zarul NOT to resign fail?
> >>
>
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