Everything You Wanted To know About Ubuntu
The next version of Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) is scheduled to be released on OCT 30th. Ubuntu, the only second Linux distro to have a six month release cycle, is the most popular Desktop Linux distribution of all time, with a market share of 30% among all Linux distributions.
Background and Brief History of Ubuntu:
Ubuntu, which is based on Debian GNU/Linux, was first released in OCT 20 2004. Unlike some repackaged Linux distros (Mint and gOS), Ubuntu is significantly different and more frequently updated than Debian. Ubuntu is maintained and funded by Canonical LTD, which is owned by South African entrepreneur and a Debian developer, Mark Shuttleworth. Canonical generates revenue by selling paid support for Ubuntu, instead of selling Ubuntu itself. Ubuntu supports each release for 18 months in the form of patches and security updates and LTS releases, which are released every 2 years, are supported for three years for desktops and five years for servers. Ubuntu Foundations, with an initial fund of $10 million dollars was created in 2005 by Canonical to help continue Ubuntu development in the future if Canonical cease to exist. Ubuntu is one of the Six Linux Distributions supported by Canonical, which defers in their package selection and philosophy. They are:
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