'Linux is a Platform for People, Not Just Specialists'

"TG: I gather that you had a rather unusual way of picking the people you originally employed at Canonical.

"MS I simply read a large amount of correspondence between the developers on one of the projects that is key to the way we do Ubuntu, the Debian project. It's amazing how much jumps out in terms of the way people think, the depth of their experience. So open source is not only a great way to develop your own talent and skills, but it's also a great way to get a job, and a great way to go looking for people..."

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