Network World: LW Expert: Ubuntu CTO On The Desktop Platform's Runaway Success | Linux Today

Network World: LW Expert: Ubuntu CTO On The Desktop Platform’s Runaway Success

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 15, 2006

“This week, I talked with Matt Zimmerman, chairman of the
technical board and CTO for Ubuntu – the Debian-based Linux
distribution, which has become one of the most popular Linux
flavors among open source enthusiasts.

“We spoke about Ubuntu’s latest LTS offering, whether Ubuntu is
being adopted on servers, and how to compare one open source
organization to another.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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