Exactly 20 years ago today, on October 20, 2004, the 4.10 “Warty Warthog” release of the Linux distribution with the strange and unfamiliar name Ubuntu debuted under the company’s slogan “Linux for human beings.”
For me, what stands out most about Ubuntu, is that it helped drive Linux to be more popular and increase adoption amongst end-users and small businesses. Back around 2006 my own company was busy preparing to adopt Linux, and Ubuntu was the distribution being looked at. I started out on Ubuntu as my first Linux distro back then.
If Linux is so widespread today, it’s largely thanks to Mark Shuttleworth and his company. They were bold enough to challenge tech giants like Microsoft and Apple, believing that Linux isn’t just for tech experts but for everyone. And it can be said that he succeeded in this endeavour.
Mark is also a South African entrepreneur, but has no musk odour…