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Thawte Founder Launches Open Source Campaign

Posted by Hemos on from the pushing-for-acceptance dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Mark Shuttleworth ? , lauched a campaign to increase the use of open-source software in South Africa, according to the Sunday Times. The GO-open source campaign is aimed at households and small businesses. Shuttleworth founded Thawte Consulting in 1995 and subsequently sold it to Verisign for $575 Million."

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  1. opens source... but computers? by icekillis · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I didn't know that open source was used on papyrus and ink
    but really,,, unless you are using south africa,... the rest of the african territory has no computers.

  2. Re:This should help by zakkie · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Obviously, Darwinism takes longer than we would like. I'm surprised though that despite your obvious genetic deficiencies you've managed to not only switch a computer on, but make it to Slahdot AND post. Not bad for someone just a mutation or two away from a syphilitic sewer rat. Now go and fuck your mother-sister.