I chatted with Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, the company that supports Ubuntu, about how it walks the line between spending to support open-source software and finding a business model that works. More here
Canonical’s 330 employees are responsible for maintaining, supporting and selling service for Ubuntu, an open-source version of the Linux operating system for servers, desktops and computer manufacturers. Some 120-150 of the Canonical employees contribute directly to the new releases of the software that come out every six months, and most of the company’s revenue comes from supporting enterprise server customers and makers of computers that want to put Ubuntu on desktops
