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Ask Mark Shuttleworth Anything

Posted by samzenpus on from the ask-away dept.

In addition to founding Canonical Ltd., the Ubuntu Foundation, and funding the Freedom Toaster, Mark Shuttleworth is a space enthusiast. In April 2002 Mark became the second self-funded space tourist and the first African in space. He spent eight days participating in experiments on the International Space Station as part of his $20 million trip. Now he's ready to answer your questions. Ask him anything you like, but please limit yourself to one question per post.

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  1. Re:Prior Comments on Unity Criticism by joaosantos · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Don't let your girlfriend near Windows 8... Or Mac OS... Or elementary... Or any other OS that doesn't follow Windows 3.11 conventions.

  2. At the end of the day by Ukab+the+Great · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    When you make a well thought out UI design tradeoff decision that angers traditionalist unix geeks who don't get the fundamentals of interaction design, does their reaction make you feel immensely satisfied or does it make you feel disturbed? Or some of both?