Canonical is the company that provides commercial support for Ubuntu and related services, such as Ubuntu One and Landscape.
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Why does the new donation side have no slider for Debian? [closed]
I applaud the step to ask for donations prior to the download. It totally makes sense. I also like the humble-bundle-style sliders. I'd really like a slider though, that allows peope to give a humble ...
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How many paid Ubuntu developers are there?
How many paid developers work on developing Ubuntu? How many of them are on Ask Ubuntu?
When I say "work" I mean they get a monetary reward (salary) for working/participating in the development of ...
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What are the requirements of the Canonical Reseller Partner Program?
I am planning to start a company to sell Open Source Software solutions, like Ubuntu in enterprise space. I have around 6 years of experience in IT and Software sales, so I think this is the right ...
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Are the ubuntu sites down? [closed]
I just logged in toady and wanted to update my software and apparently apt-get update cannot fetch the launchpad repos. When I checked in my browser neither launchpad.net nor ubuntuforums can be ...
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Why did Ubuntu stop free shipping of its CDs?
Earlier, if we registered on the Ubuntu site, we would get a CD shipped freely to our home. Why has Ubuntu stopped it?
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Is there any legal things I need to discuss with Canonical before publishing an Ubuntu-based distribution?
I would like to know if there is some legal stuff I should fix with Canonical in order to make my distro publicly available as it is based in Ubuntu. Thanks.
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Is there any donors list?
I wonder if there is any list for companies that donate money to Ubuntu.
These companies are not necessarily from IT and since they are using ubuntu in their daily bases intensively, they would like ...
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In what program was this official Ubuntu ad made in
I have previously stumbled upon the official 10.10 UDS ad:
What program was this ad made in? Is the program on ubuntu? Is there a template?
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What are the current legal issues going on between Ubuntu and Microsoft? [closed]
I know this is none of my business, still, since Microsoft always tries to bump its competitors, i was wondering what current legal issues are going on between Ubuntu and Microsoft Corp., and is ...
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Repair and consulting service for home-users?
I have a new Laptop on which I installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (dual boot with preinstalled Windows 7) since about a month. However there are three consistent problems that I have not been able to get rid ...
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Does Canonical have any plans for selling/certifying laptop hardware? [closed]
One large advantage for Apple and their developers, is that they get to pick the hardware they want to support. Ubuntu, and Linux in general, needs a great deal of extra complexity due to the need to ...
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No response on Ubuntu One Support [closed]
I submitted a support question to ubuntuone-support@canonical.com 6 days ago, received an automated response and nothing since. I have replied a few times looking for an update and nothing. This is ...
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What is the cost for becoming a reseller partner of Ubuntu?
I'm interested about Ubuntu Reseller partnership, but I'm not getting full info for this; like
How I need to pay them (will it be case to case, annually or monthly)?
When I'll sale their Ubuntu ...
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What happened to the default Firefox startup page?
What has gone wrong with the Ubuntu startup page? it look of it has changed so far and in stead of Google being on the left it is on the right with Google custom search. I try to type something into ...
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Where can I apply for jobs at Canonical? [closed]
I'm web-developer, and now I want to learn a new technology stack. I'm interested in working Canonical on ubuntu-desktop or possibly the ubuntu-phone project.
I want to apply for a job at Canonical ...
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Where can I obtain Ubuntu Software and Server CDs and a manual
I live in nigeria and I need to obtain the CDs + a manual for the desktop and server versions of Ubuntu 11.10.
Is there any information available where i can order these?
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Can I get online support from Canonical for improving performance?
I am a real techno-tard. I need help optimizing my pc performance. Does Canonical offer any online support (such as online chat) to help people like me? I try to understand the posts but the language ...
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How do we get Canonical to fix their certificates? I can't access Ubuntu Wiki
I'm getting certificate errors when accessing Ubuntu Wiki. This is forcing me and I assume others who have rigorous security with their web browsing to create exceptions for these sites.
They have ...
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Registering attendance to Ubuntu Developers Summit in Copenhagen [closed]
I have registered to attend the upcoming developers summit in Copenhagen. I am trying to register as an attendant to events like this, and despite the fact that I login normally with my launchpad ...
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How does Canonical sustain its finances? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How does Ubuntu make money?
Since Ubuntu is, and will always be, free and no many I know go for anything that is paid for ( like paid games or ubuntu one's paid features ...
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What is exactly Juju? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is a Juju Charm?
I am a sys-admin and I heard about Juju from Canonical. What is it and what could be his utility for someone like me ?
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will Canonical still be splitting revenue from Ubuntu One Music Store in 12.04? [closed]
With the release of 12.04, Ubuntu will be moving back to Rhythmbox as the default music player. Will Canonical still give Banshee a share of revenue from Ubuntu One Music Store purchases made using ...
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Will there be a new selection of ubuntu keyboards? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I buy a keyboard with an Ubuntu logo on the super key?
I would like an Ubuntu keyboard for my Mac that I just installed 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) on.
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What happened to Android Execution Environment? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Plans to make Android Apps run on Ubuntu abandoned?
There was news about Android Execution Environment in 2009 but
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Why is downloading the Kubuntu .iso such a horrible user experience?
When I go to ubuntu.com, I click "Get Ubuntu", then I click "Download and Install", then I select my desired option, (Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu not being options there, sadly), then the download ...
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How do Ubuntu updates appear on Amazon EC2?
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS installed in Amazon EC2 machine. Sometimes when I SSH into the machine I see a notice asking me to update some packages. Please see the screenshot image below
My Question
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possible careers [closed]
I am currently a college freshman and I am curious about what kind of careers I could possibly get working on ubuntu and what kind of requirements are there like education to get said jobs. My dream ...
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Problem with Canonical partners repository?
I enabled the canonical partners repository but I can't install Acrobat reader (acroread). I've found only a few programs in Ubuntu Software Center in the Canonical Partners section. Is this bug due ...
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Does Canonical have other deals with companies like the amazon search feature?
I was interested to find out if Canonical, the producers of Ubuntu, have other financial dealings for integrated features of their operating system, other than the controversial Amazon search feature? ...
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Filing a Landscape Support Ticket [closed]
I am having an issue with Canonical's Landscape service. I have asked about it here. However, I'd just like to file a support ticket for it. When I click on the "Support" link in Landscape, I get ...
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Is there a problem with canonical servers (16/1/13 uk) [closed]
I’m having a problem with downloading from any canonical server (apt-get software centre and there websites) it is very very slow but my connection is fine, for example I cant install ...
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Contribution of Canonical to GNU/Linux and other projects [closed]
Do you have some recent data about Canonical contribution to GNU/Linux and other projects? On the Internet there are some information about Linux kernel and past information about GNOME. Is there are ...
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Sound Problem in 12.04
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 on my dual core PC, for last 3-4 months, but 2-3 days back suddenly sound stooped working , I checked my speakers , there's no problem with speakers.
I also checked my audio ...
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Why are the latest releases of programs not in the Software Centre? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why don't the Ubuntu repositories have the latest versions of software?
The way I understand the Ubuntu project from a corporate point of view is that companies can ...
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Canonical contact in india [closed]
Please tell me who can provide official ubuntu desktop support cost for than 1000 ubuntu desktops.
I have alreadyraised on thier websitey but still no response. They say they wioll reply in 2 days ...
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Error on Ubuntu server? [Canonical not handling load?] [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I get apt to use a mirror close to me, or choose a faster mirror?
With update manager I got:
Failed to fetch ...
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Who owns Ubuntu and the ownership of Ubuntu as a going concern [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
Who pays for Ubuntu?
Ubuntu finances and future of project?
How does Ubuntu make money?
As I read Mark Shuttlesworth (hope i got it correct) is the one calling the ...
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why does Ubuntu downloads apps from 93.184.215.223?
Does anyone know I why my ubuntu machine makes a connection to 93.184.215.223 when I use apt-get? I thought all the software repositories were at *.canonical.com. I haven't added any 3rd party ...
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What should Ubuntu do to greatly increase the number of people who use it? [closed]
I Love Ubuntu. What is the "root" cause of why a FREE, alternative operating system isn't more widely used? I don't mean for this to be a subjective question -- instead I am looking for real, and ...
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Ubuntu Distribution: Original Investor
I just have seen a "Canonical Limited" is the investor of Ubuntu Linux.
First time I downloaded Ubuntu Linux a US Corporation was investor of Ubuntu.
Sameways many different guesses about why it has ...
