Stephen Fry is one of the most famous people from UK. He is a famous TV personality and actor. But, best of all he is a raconteur. He has been an advocate of Linux and free software and free information. Check out this video he did on GNU's birthday And why he likes and uses ubuntu Stephen Fry: “I Use Ubuntu” | OMG! Ubuntu!
Its good that he uses uBuntu but famous people generally use Apple and its iOS.. here is the list ! Tim Allen, actor Harry Anderson, actor Dan Aykroyd, actor Lauren Bacall, actress Valerie Bertinelli, actress Katheryn Bigelow, director "Strange Days" Sandra Bullock, actress Drew Carey, actor Marc Caro, director Delicatessen la citE des enfants perdus Doug Chang, Lucas Films graphic artist "Forrest Gump, "Star Wars" Lee Chemel, TV Director Art Clokey, creator of Gumby Dabney Coleman, actor Stephen Collins, actor Star Trek movie, Jumpin Jack Flash Kevin Costner, actor Tom Cruise, actor/producer "Mission Impossible" Geena Davis, actress Danny DeVito, actor/director Barry Diller show-biz/entertainment-biz biggie Richard Donner, director/producer "Free Willy" and "Lethal Weapon" Clint Eastwood, actor, and his accountant too Sally Field, actress Wendy Finerman, producer "Forrest Gump" Harrison Ford, actor Jodie Foster, actress Mel Gibson and family, actor Tom Hanks, actor Renny Harlin, director/producer "Friday the 13th", "Cutthroat Island" Mariel Hemingway, actress Buck Henry, writer/director,actor "To Die For" Dustin Hoffman, actor Samuel L. Jackson, actor Steven Charles Jaffe, director "Strange Days" Ann Jillian, actress Nicole Kidman, actress John Laroquette, actor Spike Lee, director/writer/actor "Do The Right Thing", "Malcolm X" Rush Limbaugh, radio and tv personality George Lucas, director/producer "Star Wars", "Indiana Jones" Marlee Matlin, actress Alyssa Milano, actress Robert Morton, producer Dennis Muren, head special effects huncho, ILM Geoff Murphy, director "Freejack" and "Under Siege II" Conan O'Brien, TV personality Rosie O'Donnell, actress/comedian Mike Okuda (Scenic Arts director - Star Trek, TNG, DS9, and Voyager) Sydney Pollack, director including "The Way We Were" and "The Firm" Maury Povich, TV talk show host/personality Jerry Seinfeld, actor/comedian Joel Schumacher, director/producer, "Batman Forever" Andrew Shue, actor Sinbad, actor/comedian John Singleton, writer/director "Boyz in the Hood", "Higher Learning" Wesley Snipes, actor Sly Stallone, actor Darren Star, creator "90210" and "Melrose Place" Oliver Stone, director/producer "Scarface","JFK", "Nixon" Sharon Stone, actress John Tesh, actor Irwin Winkler, director/producer "Good Fellas" and "The Net" Robert Zemeckis, director "Forrest Gump" and "Back to the Future"
Most people on this list holds no water against Stephen Fry, he uses things which he understands. He abides by bigger philosophies of what he think makes more sense to him.
What ?? can you come again please.. !! To you Stephen Fry can be whatever you think he is but to the ordinary people he is just a normal celebrity and much lower in ranking to the ones that I mentioned !! read what he is ! So just coz he uses a bland flavor of linux he is something else to you ?
Hey hey hey .. lay off the Stephen-hate .. Discussion seems pointless .. using an OS is hardly a 'skill' a matter of recognition .. figuratively.
Incorrect. He is a profound intellectual, what he did in past is behind. It doesn't matter what he did as teenager or child. What matters is what he is now. Your list contains Tom cruise, Alyssa milano, Sharon stone, Mel Gibson. Listen to his commentary on software design and operating system and freedom of knowledge. What he uses is product of what he knows and what his philosophies are regarding the usage. These people life achievement have very little to do with their usage of Apple, which is not the case with stephan fry.
But still he is not and would not be counted as being bigger than than the people i mentioned in the list !
Are you listening to what is being said here? HE IS TALKING ABOUT LINUX, HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS USING AND WHY HE IS USING. I do not give a flying ?#@*&%!^$~ about what Tom Cruise uses, he is someone who practices scientology and makes stupid movies.
Sorry !! bro, you don't have to shout for me to listen.. I agree with you completely ! Sorry if I went out of the way !