Stuff: Ubuntu Linux Encourages Sharing and Copying

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"Ask software billionaire Mark Shuttleworth why he has dedicated so much of his time and money to open-source projects since selling his business in 1999, and he is likely to tell you he wants to make the world a better place.

"Already a successful ecommerce icon when in his early 20s, Shuttleworth, the first African in space, sold his South African internet certification company Thawte Consulting to United States competitor VeriSign for $NZ785 million [US$574/€448 million] six years ago, turning the young entrepreneur into a rand lord overnight..."

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