Shuttleworth to join Linux Foundation

Linux maven Mark Shuttleworth has joined the board of directors at the Linux Foundation, a non-profit tasked with promoting standardization across the Linux platform and protection of the key development structures needed to keep Linux moving forward.

Shuttleworth writes on his blog, "I've been nominated for and elected to, and have accepted, a seat on the board of the Linux Foundation, not in my capacity as founder of Ubuntu or via Canonical, but as an independent representative of the free software and Linux community. I'll endeavor to wear that hat as effectively as possible in the role!"

As the founder of Canonical, parent of the wildly popular and still rapidly growing Ubuntu Linux distribution, Shuttleworth has a keen interest in keeping Linux on the right path, and has also shown a clear desire to bring Linux closer to the desktop mainstream.

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