--- title: Ubuntu and founder Mark Shuttleworth win new awards description: Ubuntu and its founder, Mark Shuttleworth, both won awards at the Linux New Media Awards at last week’s Linux World Expo in Frankfurt, Germany. The Best Debian Derivative Distribution award was judged by a 200-member international jury from industry and the Open Source community. This is a significant award as it recognises the effort tha […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-and-founder-mark-shuttleworth-win-new-awards?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 14 February 2006 # Ubuntu and founder Mark Shuttleworth win new awards [Award](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/award) [Event](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/event) --- Share the article Ubuntu and its founder, Mark Shuttleworth, both won awards at the Linux New Media Awards at last week’s Linux World Expo in Frankfurt, Germany. [The Best Debian Derivative Distribution award](http://www.linux-magazine.com/CustomerService/Exclusive/2005_Linux_New_Media_Awards.html) was judged by a 200-member international jury from industry and the Open Source community. This is a significant award as it recognises the effort that the Ubuntu team have put into working with Debian in order to produce an easy to use desktop environment, suitable for everyone. This award follows on from several other prestigious awards that Ubuntu has won since the launch of the latest release, 5.10 in October this year. The award for Outstanding Contribution to Linux / Open Source was given to Mark Shuttleworth in recognition of his commitment to the development and acceptability of Free and Open Source Software. With projects such as the [Shuttleworth Foundation](http://www.tsf.org.za/), the [Go Open Source](http://www.go-opensource.org/) campaign, and the establishment of Canonical to provide commercial support for Ubuntu, Mark has shown that Open Source can be a change for the better in all areas of PC usage, in developed and developing countries, and, in particular, schools and colleges across the world. Mark thanked everyone involved, in particular the Debian community, and added “This is the tipping point for Software Libre — we are starting to see Linux on the desktop become a reality not just for high end power users, but for the rest of the family too. The hard work of hundreds of thousands of anonymous contributors has reached critical mass, our momentum is now unstoppable. It’s a great privilege to be part of this quiet revolution.” [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Cloud-native Android™ infotainment: your CI pipeline shouldn’t depend on hardware](https://canonical.com/blog/cloud-native-android-infotainment-your-ci-pipeline-shouldnt-depend-on-hardware) More and more often, infotainment systems are being developed and delivered like software, yet often they are still tested and validated using hardware-centric processes. This... [Bertrand Boisseau](https://canonical.com/blog/author/bboisseau) 2 March 2026 [### From cloud to dashboard: experience the future of infotainment development at CES 2026](https://canonical.com/blog/future-of-infotainment-canonical-at-ces-2026) This year, we’re excited to show a demo that combines the strengths of both Anbox Cloud and Rightware’s Kanzi, the industry-leading software for creating rich, visually... [Bertrand Boisseau](https://canonical.com/blog/author/bboisseau) 5 December 2025 [### Canonical at RISC-V Summit China 2025](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-at-risc-v-summit-china-2025) The RISC-V Summit China is an annual event that brings together the global RISC-V community – including technical, industry, domain, and ecosystem groups who define the... [Cheng Tsui-Chia](https://canonical.com/blog/author/tjc713) 14 July 2025 [### What are our partners building for device makers? Explore the highlights from Ubuntu IoT Day Singapore](https://canonical.com/blog/highlights-iot-day-singapore) Our first Ubuntu IoT Day in Southeast Asia – and our first ever event in Singapore! It was long overdue, as several attendees were quick to remind us. Ubuntu has long been a... [Gabriel Aguiar Noury](https://canonical.com/blog/author/g-aguiar-noury) 19 June 2025