OSCON 2008: Canonical Says Linux Must Leap Over Apple

Courtesy Digg Linux/Unix upcoming  Tue, 07/22/2008 - 22:32

At OSCON 2008, Canonical and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth challenged developers to make desktop Linux a piece of innovative, intuitive art within two years.

Rather than emulate Apple, Linux must leapfrog Apple. Here's a recap of Shuttleworth's keynote.


 

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