[pchelpers] Article: Ubuntu 'reaping Linux dividend'

By Darren Waters
Technology editor, BBC News website

The public perception of open source software is changing fast, said 
Mark Shuttleworth, who leads distribution of the Ubuntu operating system 
(OS).

A new version of Ubuntu, a version of the Linux OS, is released on Thursday.

Mr Shuttleworth said the success of the Asus Eee PC and the work of the 
One Laptop Per Child programme had driven awareness of open source.

"There has been a sea change in the way people think of Linux, which is 
very healthy," he said.

"We have seen a real shift in the last six months from folks seeing open 
source as either a super-specialist thing for people who run data 
centres or as an enthusiast thing, to something which is energising a 
lot of the straight commercial PC industry," said Mr Shuttleworth.

More here:
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