Mark Shuttleworth
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Mark Shuttleworth is a South African entrepreneur and space tourist best known as the founder of Canonical Ltd., the company behind the Ubuntu operating system.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mark Shuttleworth (ultimate control) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
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human ⓘ space tourist ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Thawte Consulting was acquired by VeriSign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Linux community
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open-source software movement ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | South Africa ⓘ |
| created | Ubuntu Scholarship program (Ubuntu-related initiatives) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1973-09-18 ⓘ |
| durationInSpace | about 10 days ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Shuttleworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | finance and information systems ⓘ |
| founded |
Canonical Ltd.
NERFINISHED
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Thawte Consulting NERFINISHED ⓘ Ubuntu Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Mark Richard Shuttleworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
information technology
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software ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Debian GNU/Linux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | Ubuntu Linux distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| nationality | South African NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | first African in space ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding Canonical Ltd.
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funding and promoting the Ubuntu operating system ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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entrepreneur ⓘ space tourist ⓘ venture capitalist ⓘ |
| philanthropy |
funding open-source software projects
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supporting education and technology initiatives in Africa ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Welkom, Free State, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
CEO of Canonical Ltd.
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self-appointed "SABDFL" (Self-Appointed Benevolent Dictator for Life) of Ubuntu ⓘ |
| residence |
Isle of Man
NERFINISHED
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London, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldCompany | Thawte Consulting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceflightDate |
2002-04-25
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2002-05-05 ⓘ |
| spaceflightMission |
Soyuz TM-33
NERFINISHED
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Soyuz TM-34 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceflightRole | spaceflight participant ⓘ |
| title | founder of Canonical Ltd. ⓘ |
| visited | International Space Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.markshuttleworth.com/ ⓘ |
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Mark Shuttleworth (ultimate control)