"To innovate is to get a chance to define the future, but it comes with the risk of alienating your current users. The unique advantage desktop Linux has is that we can do both. Ubuntu can innovate while Mint, OpenSUSE, and all the others play it safe.
That's the advantage of the open source ecosystem that we've built up over the years.
But we only have that advantage if people are willing to take risks. Mark Shuttleworth is taking a tremendous gamble. If it pays off, then the whole Linux community benefits."
Canonical is making a huge difference for thousands of newbies, thanks to them they can use a Desktop Linux without the fear of complexity.
It's bravery to be willing to take those risks, not everybody have to follow that direction and the diversity of the linux ecosystem is what made his strength. Some will succeed some will fails, but at the end, the whole Linux community will get better!
"To innovate is to get a chance to define the future, but it comes with the risk of alienating your current users. The unique advantage desktop Linux has is that we can do both. Ubuntu can innovate while Mint, OpenSUSE, and all the others play it safe.
That's the advantage of the open source ecosystem that we've built up over the years. But we only have that advantage if people are willing to take risks. Mark Shuttleworth is taking a tremendous gamble. If it pays off, then the whole Linux community benefits."