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Mark Shuttleworth Quotes

born 1973 South Africa

Mark Richard Shuttleworth (born 18 September 1973) is a South African-British entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the development of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system. In 2002, Shuttleworth became the first South African to travel to space as a space tourist, and indeed the first African from an independent country to travel to space.

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Also known as: Shuttleworth, Mark

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An experience like that changes your perspective on life and on the world.

Whenever there is a substantial change in an industry there are opportunities for new leaders to emerge.

The future belongs to those who embrace global thinking without losing their identity and their culture.

A big part of willpower is having something to aspire to, something to live for.

Computer is not a device anymore. It is an extension of your mind and your gateway to other people.

I urge telecommunications regulators to develop a commercial strategy for delivering effective access to the continent.

In the early days of the DCC I preferred to let the proponents do their thing and then see how it all worked out in the end. Now we are pretty close to the end.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Mark Shuttleworth (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.