Happy 20th Anniversary, Ubuntu!
Quoting: Happy 20th Anniversary, Ubuntu! —
I realize I may not be the biggest fan of Ubuntu these days due to some personal disagreements with the distribution’s path over the last 5+ years. But, of course, this is just my point of view.
That doesn’t mean, however, that I don’t take my hat off to Mark Shuttleworth’s creation’s huge impact on the Linux world. Ubuntu’s contributions are undeniable and foundational, and there’s no better time to appreciate them than on its 20th anniversary!
Exactly 20 years ago today, on October 20, 2004, the 4.10 “Warty Warthog” release of the Linux distribution with the strange and unfamiliar name Ubuntu debuted under the company’s slogan “Linux for human beings.”