eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. In October 2010, Mark Shuttleworth, founder of the Ubuntu open-source operating system and CEO of Canonical, announced his grand plan to build a converged Linux desktop that would work on mobile devices, desktops and … Continue reading Canonical on Path to IPO as Ubuntu Unity Linux Desktop Gets Ditched