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Canonical Ltd is a private company founded (and funded) by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth for the promotion of Free Software projects. A private company is a company that is independently owned. ... Entrepreneur is a loanword from the French language that refers to a person who undertakes and operates a new venture, and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks. ... Mark Shuttleworth arrived at the ISS on April 27, 2002. ... Free software, as defined by the Free Software Foundation, is software which can be used, copied, studied, modified and redistributed without restriction. ...


The first major product to be sponsored by the company is "Ubuntu", a Debian-based Linux distribution. The company also sponsors three Ubuntu derivatives, Kubuntu (a KDE offspring of the GNOME centric Ubuntu), Xubuntu (a XFce version of Ubuntu) and Edubuntu (which focuses on the school environment). Ubuntu is a desktop Linux distribution, based on Debian GNU/Linux. ... Debian, organized by the Debian Project, is a widely used distribution of free software developed through the collaboration of volunteers from around the world. ... A Linux distribution is a Unix-like operating system comprising the Linux kernel, the GNU operating system (or most of it), other assorted free software/open-source software, and possibly proprietary software. ... Kubuntu is an official derivation of the Ubuntu Linux desktop operating system providing KDE support. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... The GNOME project is an international effort to create an easy-to-use computer desktop environment built entirely from software considered free by the Free Software Foundation. ... Xubuntu running Firefox, Gimp and a terminal Xubuntu (pronounced ZOO-boon-too) is a derivative of Ubuntu based on the popular Xfce desktop environment, made and optimized for lower end machines. ... The default outlook of Xfce 4. ... Ubuntu (IPA: ) is a South African ethic or ideology focusing on peoples allegiances and relations with each other. ... Edubuntu is a branch of the Ubuntu Linux project designed for classroom use. ...

 Other projects sponsored by Canonical: 

The Bazaar - Bazaar is a distributed version control system. . Bazaar is a revision control system which implements the GNU arch protocol. ... This page deals with mathematical distributions. ... Revision control is an aspect of documentation control wherein changes to documents are identified by incrementing an associated number or letter code, termed the revision level, or simply revision. It has been a standard practice in the maintenance of engineering drawings for as long as the generation of such drawings...


TheOpenCD project - TheOpenCD is a collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software. The programs run in Windows and cover the most common tasks. TheOpenCD project aims to introduce users of Microsoft Windows to the benefits of free and open source software (FOSS). ... TheOpenCD project aims to introduce users of Microsoft Windows to the benefits of free and open source software (FOSS). ... FREE (Full Reactive Eyes Entertainment) is a neologism coined by Yu Suzuki to describe his Shenmue game series. ... ... Program or Programme can refer to: a computer program a radio program, a television program a collection of managed projects a 12-step program one of the short films in The Animatrix series. ... 1. ...


Go Open Source campaign - Go Open Source campaign projects are aimed at creating awareness, educating and providing access to open source software. It is important, once awareness of OSS has been created, that interested parties have the ability to gain access to the software and services, and that they have access to additional resources for support and training. Open source refers to projects that are open to the public and which draw on other projects that are freely available to the general public. ... There are several common types of campaign: For organized efforts, each toward specific political goals, see political campaign. ...



Canonical is registered in the Isle of Man and employs staff around the world.


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Canonical Ltd is pleased to announce the Ubuntu Partnership Programme, designed specifically to encourage, recognise and endorse expertise and commercial initiatives aimed at furthering the use of Ubuntu.
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