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Mark Shuttleworth Steps Down...

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:30 pm
by nitehawk
Guess you may have already seen the news for today...
http://tinyurl.com/ybh33no
Mark Shuttleworth is stepping down as CEO. He'll still be an
intricate part of the company,...but this could mean new and
interesting directions for Ubuntu.

Re: Mark Shuttleworth Steps Down...

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:45 pm
by mintnoob
LOL, some commenter said it best:
Good riddance! can we change the orange theme now!!

Re: Mark Shuttleworth Steps Down...

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:09 pm
by exploder
I thought it might be like rats trying to get off a sinking ship. :D

Re: Mark Shuttleworth Steps Down...

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:16 pm
by nitehawk
exploder wrote:I thought it might be like rats trying to get off a sinking ship. :D
...you mean something like jumping ship, giving it to someone else,..so that THEY are the one to get trampled by all the rats trying to get off the sinking ship? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Mark Shuttleworth Steps Down...

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:24 pm
by vrkalak
Curious ?? To say the least.

Shuttleworth says, it was planned for Canonical to change management every 5 years or so. And ... it's time!!

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/68923.html