Ubuntu Foundation
| Founded | July 1, 2005[1] |
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| Founder | Mark Shuttleworth and Canonical Ltd.[1] |
Key people | Mark Shuttleworth, Benjamin Mako Hill,[2] Colin Watson, James Troup[1] |
The Ubuntu Foundation is a purpose trust founded by South African Mark Shuttleworth and Canonical Ltd. to ensure the long-term maintenance of the Ubuntu Linux distribution independently of the commercial activities of Canonical Ltd. Its initial funding commitment is $10M.[1][3]
Its current advisory board is made up of chairman Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical Ltd., and representatives of the Ubuntu Community Council and the Ubuntu Technical Board.[1][3]
Although it was originally announced that the Ubuntu Foundation would employ core members of the Ubuntu community[3] as of 2008, the Foundation remains dormant. Mark Shuttleworth describes it as an "emergency fund" in the event that Canonical's involvement in the Ubuntu project ends.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Hill, Benjamin Mako. "Announcing Launch of ($10m) Ubuntu Foundation". ubuntu-announce (Mailing list). Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ↑ "Advisory Board". Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
Benjamin Mako Hill … is on the boards of Software Freedom International, the Free Software Foundation, and the Ubuntu Foundation.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "New Ubuntu Foundation Announced". Canonical Ltd. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
External links
- The Ubuntu Foundation on ubuntu.com
- Ubuntu Community Council
- Ubuntu Technical Board
- New Foundation Boosts Ubuntu Linux
- The Ubuntu Foundation and Debian
- US$10 million Ubuntu Foundation launched
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