Ubuntu (operating system)
Ubuntu (originally uu-BOON-tuu, according to the company website uu-BUUN-too) is a free Debian-based Linux operating system.
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Description
Ubuntu uses Unity as its default desktop environment for personal computers
Later versions of Ubuntu support smartphones.
Ubuntu also runs network servers.
Principles
It is based on free software and named after the Southern African philosophy of ubuntu (literally, "human-ness"), which often is translated as "humanity towards others" or "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity".
Development and ownership
Development of Ubuntu is led by UK-based Canonical Ltd., a company owned by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth. Canonical generates revenue through the sale of technical support and other services related to Ubuntu.
Public commitment
The Ubuntu project is publicly committed to the principles of open-source software development; people are encouraged to use free software, study how it works, improve upon it, and distribute it.
User interface complaints
This is agonizing for me personally:
I judge Ubuntu not accessible -- and it must not call itself accessible until it fixes this broken essential feature.
See also
External links
- Official website
- Ubuntu (operating system) @ Wikipedia
