Is Ubuntu Linux Mainstream?

The New York times recently covered the increasing popularity of Ubuntu’s flavor of GNU/Linux, attributing much of its success to Mark Shuttleworth’s leadership and wealth.

There’s a lot of sensationalism in the article. Like this:

But rather than preparing to code for the highest bidder, the developers were coordinating their largely volunteer effort to try to undermine Microsoft’s Windows operating system for PCs, which generated close to $17 billion in sales last year.

I don’t think Linux coders are all that subversive—we just want more control over our software. But still, it’s nice to see Linux getting some mainstream attention.

Christopher Tozzi at the excellent WorksWithU blog responds to some of points made by the NYT, offering a little balance and perspective. It’s worth a read.

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