Mark Shuttleworth, founder and head of Canonical, the company backing Ubuntu Linux, has been named among the top ten people to watch in 2008 by online publication TechWeb.

The publication lists South African Shuttleworth in both its Ten People to Watch in 2008 as well as its 15 Innovators & Influencers Who Will Make A Difference In 2008 lists. Of course Ubuntu fans have known this to be true for some time now.

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