Interview with Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical & Founder of Ubuntu
July 31st, 2023
58 mins 16 secs
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About this Episode
Mark Shuttleworth joins us on the Destination Linux podcast for an in-depth interview. Mark Shuttleworth is the Founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the development of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system.
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Chapters:
00:00 Interview with Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical / Ubuntu
00:26 Mark's Origin Story of His Journey into Linux
03:08 The Founding of Canonical & Ubuntu
06:44 What Is Most Exciting To You About The Growth Of Open Source?
08:21 Do You Have Any Concerns About The Growth Of Open Source?
09:55 What Role Does Ubuntu Community Play With Shaping Canonical?
12:06 How Do You Deal With The Harsh Criticisms?
15:21 Speaking of Unity DL Crew Share Unity Nostalgia
16:15 Canonical's Key Focus Areas
16:29 Importance of Internet of Things (IOT)
17:52 Details on Canonical's Hardware Partnerships (maybe Framework?)
20:53 Snap Format & The Criticism Around Snaps
25:07 Why Is The Snap Store Closed Source?
28:50 Plans To Improve The Snaps Format
30:03 Mark Learns About Michael's Aversion to Updates
32:02 The Motivation Behind Creating Snaps & Snapd
33:35 Michael Shares The Value of Multi-Distro Packages
34:09 Michael Clarifies His Update Aversion
34:35 Adding BTRFS Support In Ubuntu?
39:06 Mark's Thoughts On AI & Will AI Be Leveraged At Canonical
43:13 The Ethics of AI & Some Experts Wanting AI Expansion Paused
47:06 What Are You Most Proud Of About Canonical?
51:40 What Is It Like To Be In Space?!!
54:34 Lightning Round
56:20 Interview Wrapup