But there was a massive file in the company records with Canonical all over it in 2001. I scanned it.
All I recall was that is had tons of chinese names in it ~ or names that werenāt traditional english.
In order to clarify this, what I shall do is go to the company registry office and have a chat with the guys I used to work with. I shall come back some time this/next month with the answer.
Actually, I have just reconsidered and even if they said I was correct, I couldnāt prove it. So I guess itās just something that I shall keep with me forever.
Iām just feeding the idiots now - I shall never get paid for sharing any other info. on this subject, so I donāt see why I should put myself at risk- after declaring that I signed the OSA, and thereby am bound by a 1920ās act of Parliament.
Hi, Tuukka here.
Been into computers since C64 and started with Linux using one of those InfoMagic red cd-cases on my 386, somehow managed to compile the kernel (took forever) and started exploring. Loved how it was possible to run multiple Doom windows on single X display Been using various Linux distros on my desktop since then, currently mainly on Arch.
Have listened to almost all of the shows now, only skipping a few past episodes where one of you was missing. You guys have some wonderful group dynamics going on and it is very disappointing when someone cannot participate.
Keep the badass voltage up!
First of all, I hope itās OK to dig deep into BVās archive and bring back this introduction post.
Iām Rafael and Iām a Linux addict. I hope you guys can help me get deeper into it
Iāve been into GNU slash Linux since circa 2007. I began on Ubuntu, but since 2008 Iāve been a loyal Arch user.
In 2010, while I was still at university studying Linguistics, I got a job as an English teacher. My commute was not funāsometimes an hour and a half in a bus, feeling all sweaty and miserableāso I got into listening podcasts to both practice my listening abilities and forget about the world around myself. I became infatuated with Linux Outlaws. I told fabsh and methoddan this before, but they saved me from going mad. Hm, I must admit there was some alcohol involved as well. Every evening, having just finished work, Iād go into the bakery in front of the school where I worked, get a couple (+1 or +2) Heinekens and hop on the homebound bus. There I was, on the back of a dirty bus, half-drunk and listening to two random dudes talk about Linux. Those were the days.
Last year, I had the pleasure of finding out about Bad Voltage and getting to know the hosts a little better. I kept meaning to post here, but I kept forgetting to do it. Sorry, guys.
Tonight, I loaded my favorite ebook reader with Jonoās The Art of Community. Iāve just started a LUG in my hometown, so I need to get acquainted with the correct rituals and incantations in hopes that the community gods will help me.
Thatās my story so far. Thanks for reading and I hope to make friends and learn new stuff here. Hereās a gif for getting to the end of my post:
There are a few people people singled out for special titles on this site. You have the presenters, Bryan Lunduke as an ex-presenter @neuro is our āHonourable Queenā @oldgeek and myself are rock-stars @joe is a moderator, I am also a moderator as are @sil and @jonobacon. All three presenters are also administrators,
These titles have all so far been bestowed by @jonobacon as recognition of significant contribution to the show, this forum or both. No idea when he will bestow the next honour or what that honour will be.
Stick around, listen to the shows and take an active part here on the forum. Welcome to the Bad Voltage community.
This is the key. People are defined as rockstars when they offer significant and sustained value on the forum. Stick around, enjoy the discussion, contribute, be respectful, and that is how it happens.
Yāknow, anyone else and I would have been āYeah, neuro is right for sureā. But that guy Shuttleworth, heās been to Antarctica, the ISS, CERN and hails from the country that the namesake of the Mandela effect is from too soā¦just saying. I believe you very well could have seen those documents. Prolly best to keep quiet about it though.
My and Jonoās points were that Canonical just did not exist in any form in 2001, and Chill was probably just mis-remembering. And if you had $20m kicking about in your bank account 15 years ago, you could have gone to the ISS as well.
Well it might have, in this rendition, existed as thawt! (or however thatās spelled).Either way, I get where TheGuyWhoLovesChill is possibly coming from. I think if anyone is going to be privy to harnessing the Mandela effect; Itās that guy.
Thereās a difference between having a individually poor memory and being part of a collective falsehood recollection. Both UK and IoM Companies House have no relevant records showing a Canonical Ltd having existed at that time. Jono, who bloody worked for Canonical ffs, confirmed that thereās āno chanceā of it existing at the time. Itās public record that Canonical was incorporated in the Isle of Man on 5th March 2004 as M R S Virtual Development Ltd, and had its name changed to Canonical Ltd on 12th July 2004. The UK company company was Fieldwave Ltd, formed on 25th February 2004, and changed to Canonical UK Ltd on 19th July 2007.
Chill also mentioned seeing ātonsā of Chinese names on it, which is odd because Mark Shuttleworth founded the company using his compensation from selling Thawte in 1999. He had the free capital to spunk on a space trip in 2001-2002, so I doubt he would have needed additional investment at that point to start a small startup to support a Debian fork.
What was also weird was that Chill cited the Official Secrets Act as reasons for not providing proof (but apparently fine to take personal copies), and then tried to wave off my linking to the 1920s version of the Act that he cited by saying he wasnāt in the UK, despite the fact that all versions of the OSA apply to the Isle of Man as equally as in the UK or Channel Islands.
Wouldnāt read anything into that; one of the first directors of the company was Instant Companies Ltd, so the company was probably purchased off the shelf, and when they decided to operate from the UK entity rather than the IoM entity, they changed the name.
Been using various Linux distros on my desktop since then, currently mainly on Arch.
