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Software industry pioneer Mitch Kapor — the father of Lotus 1-2-3 and chair of the Open Source Applications Foundation — believes open source will play a key role in digital inclusion initiatives.

During a keynote today at Ubuntu Live — an open source conference in Portland, Oregon — Kapor noted that the open source movement has achieved more than most anyone could have expected.

“When software is free and open, it doesn’t matter who you are, how much money you have,…

Opinion: Ubuntu, a fast-growing version of Linux, could emerge as a prime platform for mobile devices and digital inclusion over the next year. Here’s why. Opinion: Ubuntu, a fast-growing version of Linux, could emerge as a key platform for mobile devices and digital inclusion over the next year. Here’s why.

Ubuntu Linux now has roughly 6 million to 12 million users, according to Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical — the company behind Ubuntu Linux. Shuttleworth delivered the estimate during Ubuntu LIVE,…