[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]
“He’s from South Africa, although he’s currently living in
London, and he’s far more polished than I was expecting, but then
I’m a writer and photographer first and second, computer user
third, and politician 57th, so when–early in the
meeting–Shuttleworth turned to me and asked:“Perhaps I could ask a question of you as somebody who
watches the industry–how would you characterize free software in
Japan today?“I wasn’t prepared for it…”
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