17.12.09
Mark Shuttleworth’s Next Ubuntu Move?
Canonical and Ubuntu founder/CEO Mark Shuttleworth apparently has a conference call slated for December 17. Channel Marker speculates that the call has something to do with Shuttleworth delegating some day-to-day responsibilities (and maybe even his CEO title…) to COO Jane Silber. I’m on a flight at the moment but will check the situation when I land later today. In the meantime here’s some background on Canonical’s management team.
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You are correct, Mark has just published it in his blog. Check it out: http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/295
The blog doesn’t answer all the questions.
Does Jane Silber as the new CEO report to Shuttleworth who is still holding the Ubuntu project leadership positions? How much freedom does Silber get to pursue Canonical business initiatives?
Shuttleworth is still providing the main financial backing.. Canonical is not self-sufficient. Will Silber be authorized to seek outside sources of venture capital to broaden the financial interests? Is this role change an indication that Shuttleworth is decreasing the amount of financial support with the expectation that Canonical will need to start sinking or swimming on its own?
-jef