Mark Shuttleworth: IT Community Hero of the Year

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CNET Networks UK has named South African Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth as the ‘IT Community Hero of the Year’…

Major IT publisher, CNET Networks UK, has named South Africa’s Mark Shuttleworth the IT Community Hero of the Year in its sixth annual UK Business Technology Awards, held in London last week.

The Awards celebrate the achievements of the UK’s business technology innovators, leaders and doers. The Community Hero Award is a recent addition and was included to give due recognition to the those people, teams or organisations who make the lives of people in IT easier through building connections that foster a sense of community.

Shuttleworth was recognised for the support he had given to the community of developers working on the Ubuntu project and his commitment to a freely available operating system that can be used by anybody, anywhere in the world.

Via SAGoodNews

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About the author: Jonathan Gosier is a software developer, writer and social entrepreneur. He currently lives in Kampala, Uganda where he incubates and invests in East African entrepreneurs as the CEO of Appfrica Labs. He's also a TED Fellow.
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