Canonical Joins The Linux Foundation

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Canonical Joins The Linux Foundation


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Commercial Sponsor of Ubuntu® Looks to Support Cross-Industry Collaboration and Promotion to Fuel Linux Growth

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - August 18, 2008) - The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Canonical has become a member of the Foundation.

Canonical is the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, a popular version of the Linux operating system, and supports a wide range of other open source projects including Bazaar, Storm and Upstart. Ubuntu has become a popular choice for the server and desktop as well as for the rapidly emerging areas of netbooks and mobile Internet devices. Matt Zimmerman is the CTO of the Ubuntu project in Canonical, chairs the Ubuntu Technical Board and leads all engineering efforts for the distribution.

"The Linux Foundation occupies a critical, non-commercial function in the use and popularization of Linux around the world. We've always seen The Linux Foundation's value and are pleased to now become an official member and support its activities. We look forward to working with them to continue the march of Linux in all areas of computing," said Matt Zimmerman, Ubuntu program manager and CTO, Canonical.

Ubuntu community members have been active participants in a variety of workgroups at the Foundation, including the Linux Standard Base, Desktop Architects and Driver Backporting groups. With Canonical's support, user interests for both commercial and community versions of Ubuntu will be represented.